1291.
Silk and Gold Damask; ground (now very faded), crimson silk; design, animals, all in gold, and flowers in gold, pricked out, some in green, others in purple silk. Sicilian, 14th century. 14-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches.
The animals are large antelopes couchant, and smaller ones in the
like posture, within flowers, along with large oddly-shaped wyverns with
the head bent down; the flowers are roses, and a modification of the
centaurea, or corn-flower. Though the gold be tarnished, the pattern is
still rich.
1292.
Taffeta, silk and cotton; ground, dull crimson cotton; design, reticulated foliage with a conventional artichoke in the meshes, all in pale blue. Spanish, 15th century. 7-1/2 inches by 6-3/4 inches.
1292A.
Taffeta, silk and cotton; ground, dull crimson cotton; design, reticulated foliage with a conventional artichoke in the meshes, all in pale blue. Spanish, 15th century. 5-1/2 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
As poor in material as in design, and evidently manufactured for
linings to silks of richer substances.
1293.
Silk and Cotton Damask; ground, bright crimson silk; design, floriated circles filled in with a pair of griffins rampant, addorsed, regardant, and the spaces between the circles ornamented with a floriated cross, all in yellow cotton. Sicilian, 14th century. 9-1/4 inches by 7 inches.
