Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James A. Garland, Esq., a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Charles T. Garland, Robert B. Dodson, and Robert Emmet, trustees, on the dates herein mentioned (1909)
American Art Association, Garland, James Albert, 1870-1906, Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924 · New York : American Art Association · leaf 85
carnations. The wholecomposition forms a decoration of extraordinary magnificence. The orphreys, eight in number, contain circular medallionsof various saints, executed in needle painting, upon a back-ground of gold thread and silk. The hood, a very skillfullyexecuted specimen, in an excellent… … Her robe, which is of a curious old dark blue, is wroughtin a loop stitch, which gives an added richness to the surface.A similar treatment appears in the old-rose and pink draperiesof the angel, who with green and yellow wings stands on theleft, holding a lily. Length, 10 ftei; width, 56 inches…
Garland, James Albert, 1870-1906 · Art
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