8702.
Piece of Damask, silk and linen, tawny and yellow; pattern, a modification of the pomegranate within oblong curves, and other floriations. Florentine, 16th century. 2 feet 11-1/2 inches by 1 foot 1-1/2 inches.
Of a large bold design, though not rich in material.
8703.
Piece of Damask, silk and linen, tawny and yellow; pattern, a slight variation of the foregoing, No. 8702. Florentine, 16th century. 3 feet 4 inches by 9-1/2 inches.
So much alike are these two specimens, that at first sight they look
parts of the same stuff; a near and close inspection shows, however,
that for one or other there was a slight alteration in the gearing of the
loom. Both may have originally been crimson and yellow: if so, the
first colour has sadly faded. From the shape of this piece, its last use
must have been for a chasuble, but of a very recent period, judging
from its actual shape.
8704.
Chasuble, cloth of gold, diapered with a deep-piled blue velvet, so as to show the favourite artichoke pattern after two forms, with embroidered orphreys and armorial shields. Flemish, very late 15th century. 4 feet 4-1/2 inches by 3 feet 10-1/2 inches.
This chasuble, rare, because not cut-down, has been lately but properly
repaired. The back orphrey, in the form of a cross, is figured
with the Crucifixion, the B. V. Mary fainting and upheld by St. John;
a shield gules, with chalice or, and host argent, at top; another shield at
bottom, gules, a column argent, twined with cords or; the front orphrey
is figured with the B. V. Mary crowned, and carrying our infant Lord
in her arms; beneath her, the words inscribed in blue, "Salve
Regina;" lower down, St. John the Evangelist blessing a golden chalice,
