hard to determine. Another equally fine and no less valuable specimen may be seen in this collection, No. 8230.
From Dr. Bock we learn that the sudary of our Lord, given to the Abbey of Cornelimünster, near Aix-la-Chapelle, by the Emperor Louis the Pious, circa A.D. 820, was much like the present example.
1239.
Piece of Silk Damask; ground, creamy white; design, broad-banded lozenges, enclosing a two-headed displayed eagle, and a pair of birds addorsed, each within an oval. Greek, 11th century. 10-3/4 inches by 7-1/2 inches.
It is said to have been a fragment of the imperial tunic belonging to
Henry II, Emperor of Germany; and not unlikely. If wrought for the
occasion, and a gift from his imperial brother-Emperors of Constantinople,
Basil and Constantine, worthy was it for their sending and of
his acceptance, since the silk is rich, the texture thick, and the design
in accordance with the ensigns of German royalty. In shreds, and
ragged as it is, we may prize it as a valuable piece.
1240.
Piece of Silk and Cotton Damask; ground, a yellowish green; design, large elliptical spaces filled in with Saracenic figurations. The warp is of green cotton, the woof, of pale yellow silk. South of Spain, 14th century. 16-1/2 inches by 4-3/4 inches.
This strong stuff most likely came from the looms of Granada.
1240A.
Piece of Silk and Cotton.
Another piece of the same texture.
