Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London : Debenham and Freebody · leaf 144
ORNAMENT IN EUROPEAN SILKS hitherto seen ; and in this respect they approach rather nearer to the patterns in which the imitation of the real effects of natural leaves and flowers became a chief aim with designers. But the style of ornament in this damask (Fig. no) lasted for some time, and I have… … Fig. T09. — Part of a chasuble of white silk, with a pattern of repeated formal floral sprays in colours, Italian. Early 17th century. portrait of a young Duchess d’Orleans, painted by Mignard, in 1665; as well as in the tablecloth to be seen in the picture of the Flax Spinners, by the Dutch…
Silk · Embroidery, European · Decoration and ornament
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