8699.
Small Bag, silk and linen thread, embroidered in quadrangular pattern. German, 15th century. 3½ inches square.
Very like the one under No. 8313. It may have been used as a reliquary, or, what is more probable, for carrying the rosary-beads of some lady. Concerning the form of prayer itself, see the “Church of our Fathers,” t. iii. p. 320.
8700.
Piece of Embroidery, upon an older piece of white silk, brocaded in gold, three armorial shields in their proper tinctures, all within a golden wreath. German, late 16th century. 4 inches square.
8701.
Piece of Black Raised Velvet, with small flower pattern. Italian, 16th century. 1 foot by 7 inches.