1379.
Bag of woven silk and worsted; ground, deep crimson worsted; pattern, horizontal bands in silk figured, in places, with four-legged beasts, white, yellow, red, and green, and with vertical bands figured with a green net-work filled in with what look like birds, crimson, separated by a tree. Persian. 11-3/4 inches by 10 inches.
Most Persian in look is this bag, which, from the thick cord attached
to it, seems to have been for carrying in the hand. It is lined with
brown linen, and has two strings for drawing the mouth close up. The
two birds repeated so often on the lower part, and separated by what
looks like a tree, may be an ornament traditionally handed down from
the times when the Persian sacred "hom" was usual in the patterns
of that country. No great antiquity can be claimed by the textile
before us.
1547, 1548.
Two Escutcheons of the Arms of France, surmounted by a royal crown, and encircled with the collars of two orders—one St. Michael, the other the Holy Ghost—embroidered upon a black ground, in gold and silver, and the proper blazon colours. French, 17th century.
All well and heraldically done.
1622.
Piece of Printed Chintz. Old English, presented by F. Fellingham, Esq.
2864A.
Frame for enamels; ground, purple velvet; pattern, scrolls in raised gold embroidery. French, late 17th century. 8 inches by 7 inches.
