drawn with such spirit, must have been, when seen in a large piece, very pleasing. Its last use was in a chasuble of rather modern cut, to judge from its present shape.
1280.
Small Bag to hold relics; ground, gold; design, all embroidered by needle, white rabbits(?) segreant, peacocks in couples, face to face, with the rabbits between them, two hearts and rows of black or purple spots, like women's heads, one in the middle surrounded by a wreath of eight crimson stars, with small green flower-bearing trees, and the whole field sprinkled with letters, now, from the ill condition of the embroidery, not to be read. German, 16th century. 4-1/2 inches square.
1281.
Part of a Liturgical Ornament; silk upon linen; ground, crimson, faded; design, in yellow flos-silk, beasts and birds. Syrian, late 13th century. 2 feet 6 inches by 7-1/2 inches.
It does not seem to have last served as either stole or maniple, but,
apparently, was part of an altar curtain of which two were hung, one
at each side of the sacred table. Lions and dogs seated and eagles
perched amid flowers and foliage form the pattern, which is not as well
figured as those usually are which came from the eastern shores of the
Mediterranean.
1282.
Silk and Cotton Damask; ground, green; design, large ovals filled in with foliation, enclosed with a net-work of garlands, the fruits of which might be mistaken for half-moons. North Italy, 14th century. 13-1/2 inches by 7-1/2 inches.
On better material, for the quantity of its silk is small, and in happier
colours, this stuff might have been very pretty.
