707.
Christening Scarf of white brocaded silk. Lucca, 17th century. 5 feet square.
Of a fine material and pleasing design.
708.
Piece of green Silk Brocade; pattern, lyres, flowers, ribbons with tassels. French, 18th century. 5 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 8 inches.
709.
Skirt of a Lady's Dress; ground, bright yellow, barred white; pattern, a brocade in small flowers in gold, green, and red sparingly sprinkled about. Italian, 18th century. 7 feet 8 inches by 3 feet 4 inches.
A pleasing specimen of the time.
710.
Piece of White Silk, brocaded with flowers in white flos-silk, and in silver, between bands consisting of three narrow slips in white. French, 17th century. 5 feet by 4 feet 6 inches.
When the silver was bright and untarnished, the pattern, so quiet in
itself, must have had a pleasing effect.
711.
Christening Scarf of silk damask; ground, light blue; pattern, flowers in pink, white, and yellow. Levant, 18th century. 5 feet 5 inches by 5 feet.
Garish in look, still it has a value as a specimen of the loom in the
eastern parts of the Mediterranean; the blue diapering on the blue
ground shows, in the architectural design, a Saracenic influence.
