1259.
Piece of a Napkin; ground, nicely diapered in lozenges, all white; design, horizontal dark brown stripes, with a lined pattern in white upon them. Flemish, 16th century. 24 inches by 13 inches.
Most likely Yprès sent forth this pleasing example of fine towel
linen.
1260.
Embroidery for liturgical use; ground, dark blue silk; design, our Lord, as the "Man of Sorrows," within a quatrefoil flowered at the barbs in gold thread sewed on with crimson silk. Italian, 15th century. 6 inches square.
The figure of our Redeemer, wrought upon linen with white silk,
much of which is worn away, is holding His wounded hands cross-wise,
and a scourge under each arm. From His brows, wreathed with thorns,
trickle long drops of blood; and the whole, with the large bleeding gaping
wound in His side, strikingly reminds us of the wood-cut to be found at
the beginning of our Salisbury Grails, or choir-books, with those anthems
sung at high mass, called graduals. In England such representations
were usually known under the name of "S. Gregory's Pity," as may
be seen in "The Church of our Fathers," t. i. p. 53. This embroidery
is figured by Dr. Bock, in his "Geschichte der Liturgischen Gewänder
des Mittelalters," I. Band, II. Lieserung, pl. 14.
1261.
The Embroidered Apparel for an Amice; ground, crimson flos-silk, now faded; design, large and small squares, green, blue, and purple, filled in with gold, and modifications of the gammadion, in white or crimson silks. German, 14th century. 14 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
This apparel is made out of three pieces, and stiffened with parchment;
and is bordered by a narrow but effective lace of a green ground,
