1327.
Silk Net; green. Turkish, 16th century (?). 11-1/2 inches by 4-1/2 inches.
Such productions of the loom are used among the Moslem inhabitants
of the East in various ways, for concealing their females when they go
abroad in carriages, &c.
1328.
Linen Diaper. Flemish, 15th century. 2-3/4 inches square.
Very likely from the looms of Yprès, then famous for its napery, and
which gave its name, "d'ypres," to this sort of wrought linen.
1329.
Part of an Orphrey Web; ground, crimson silk; design, straight branches bearing flowers and boughs, in gold thread; and amid them St. Dorothy and St. Stephen. German, 15th century. 23 inches by 2-3/4 inches.
St. Dorothy is figured holding in her right hand a golden chalice-*like
cup filled with flowers, and in her left, a tall green branch blooming
with white roses; St. Stephen carries a palm-branch, emblem of his
martyrdom. Both saints are standing upon green turf sprinkled with
crimson daisies, and beneath each is the saint's name, written in gold.
Though the persons of the saints are woven, the heads, hands, and
emblems are wrought with the needle. The dalmatic of the proto-martyr
is nicely shown, in light green, with its orphreys in gold. This
piece is a favourable specimen of its kind, and very likely was produced
at Cologne.
