Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 271
he first period especially shows African animals,such as the giraffe and the different kinds of antelopes,mixed with Arabian mottoes; and the patterns aregenerally woven with gold. This is merely gilt parch-ment, the silk being mingled with cotton. The second period, beginning in the twelfth… … Peacock Pattern. Silk Wrapping on the body of St. Cuthbert. Durham. Page 163. Materials. 163 workmen, captives from Thebes, Corinth, and Athens.The fresh designs show fragments of Greek taste, suchas masks and foliage, and give one a slight foretaste ofthe Renaissance.1 These semi-classical echoes…
Embroidery · Needlework
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