Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 331
es. There werepatterns in Egyptian painting which certainly had feathersfor their motive (fig. 21, p. 208). Semper, finding that birds-skins were a recognizedarticle for trade in China, 2205 B.C.,1 believes that theywere used as onlaid application for architectural decora-tion ; and this is… … Fig. 21.Feather patterns, Egyptian. whole feathers, whereas sometimes the longer threads of the feathers are wovenby the needle into theground web. In HerMajestys collection thereare some specimens fromBurmah —■ creatures re-sembling sphinxes ordeformed cherubim, exe-cuted in feathers, appliedon…
Embroidery · Needlework
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