No doubt this stuff was meant for hangings in a palace or dwelling-house; and among the flowers may be seen the bignonia or trumpet-flower, and the pomegranate opening and about to shed its seed.
1366.
Linen Diaper; design, square made out of four leaves. Flemish, late 16th century. 20 inches by 9 inches.
The pattern, though so simple, is very pleasing, and the stuff itself speaks of Yprès as being the place of its origin.
1367.
Silk Taffeta; ground, purple; design, amid boughs, a pair of birds, with an artichoke between them, all in orange-yellow. Sicilian, 14th century. 9¾ inches square.
This light thin stuff, quiet in its tones and simple in its pattern, must have been wrought for lining robes of rich stuffs.