1241.
Silk and Cotton Damask; ground, blue; design, circles filled in with conventional ornamentation in crimson (now faded). Greek, 13th century. 15-1/4 inches by 7-1/2 inches.
In some very small parts of the pattern, at first sight, indications
appear of four-footed animals, but the outlines are a fortuitous combination.
This stuff is poor in material, and the design not very artistic.
1242.
Silk and Cotton Damask; ground, light green; design, a Saracenic pattern formed by lines in long lozenges. South of Spain, 14th century. 9-3/4 inches by 7 inches.
Much like in tint and style of pattern the fine specimen at No. 1240.
In both the Moslem's sacred colour of green may be noticed, and the
two pieces may have been woven at Granada.
1243.
Damask, silk and linen; ground, crimson and yellow stripes; design, on the crimson stripes, circles enclosing a lion rampant, and six-petaled flowers, in yellow; on the yellow, one stripe with flowers in white silk, the other with flowers in gold, now faded black. Syrian, 14th century. 7-1/2 inches by 6-3/4 inches.
The quality of this damask is coarse, from the great quantity of thread
of a thick size wrought up in it. The design has no particular merit.
1244-1244C.
Pieces of Damask; ground, gold; design, in crimson silk, broad round hoops, marked with a golden floriation, and enclosing a lion passant, the spaces between the hoops filled in with a floriated square topped by fleur-de-lis. Sicilian, 14th century. Each piece about 4-1/2 inches square.
