7218.
Table-cover, in green silk, with wide border of Italian point lace. Venetian, late 16th century. 5 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 2 inches.
The pattern of the lace is very bold and well executed, and consists
of a large foliage-scroll of the classic type, ending in a lion's head, so
cherished by the Venetians, as the emblem of the Republic's patron-saint,
St. Mark. The poor thin silk is not worthy of its fine
trimming.
7219.
Table-cover, in light blue silk, with wide border of Italian point lace. Venetian, late 16th century. 6 feet 5 inches by 4 feet.
The pattern of the lace, like the foregoing specimen, is after a classic
form, consisting of two horns of plenty amid foliage and scroll-work;
in both pieces we see the effect of that school which brought forth a
Palladio.
7468.
A Lectern Veil of silk and gold cut-work; ground, crimson silk; design, of cut-work in cloth of gold and white and blue silk, ramifications ending in bunches of white grapes, horns of plenty holding fruit, and ears of wheat. French, 17th century. 9 feet by 1 foot 9-3/4 inches.
Such veils are thrown over a light moveable stand upon which the
book of the Gospels and Epistles is put at high mass, for the deacon's
use as he sings the Gospel of the day. The cut-work is well-designed,
and sewed on with an edging of blue cord in some places, of yellow in
others. The cloth of gold was so poor that now it looks at a short
distance like mere yellow silk.
