Catalogue of a collection of old embroideries of the Greek islands and Turkey . n either side of the door is a vertical beltof tall King Patterns set one above another. The intervals at the sidesare filled with parrots. At the top of the door is a gable containing aKing Pattern flanked by a pair of parrots and three pairs of the gable are four pairs of parrots, two pairs of ships, five doubleeagles, six men and five pairs of peacocks arranged symmetrically rounda large spreading Queen Pattern. Above again is a band of twohorizontal belts of King Pattern. The intervals between th
Catalogue of a collection of old embroideries of the Greek islands and Turkey . n either side of the door is a vertical beltof tall King Patterns set one above another. The intervals at the sidesare filled with parrots. At the top of the door is a gable containing aKing Pattern flanked by a pair of parrots and three pairs of the gable are four pairs of parrots, two pairs of ships, five doubleeagles, six men and five pairs of peacocks arranged symmetrically rounda large spreading Queen Pattern. Above again is a band of twohorizontal belts of King Pattern. The intervals between them arefilled with peacocks and monsters with many legs. The King Patternthroughout is edged with a red and green border. On either side ofthe door are three tapering strips with a vertical row of Queen Pattern,the units of which grow smaller as the strips become narrower towardsthe top. In the Queen Pattern pairs of peacocks and lozengescontaining rampant lions appear as usual. The strips are borderedwith rows of small stars with swastika centres. Lent by Mrs. Burdon 17 D MODEL BED] EMBROIDERIES MODEL OF CYCLADIC BED-PLATFORM For a detailed description, plans, and photographs of the towns and housesof the Greek Islands and the elaborate bed-platforms of which this isa model, the reader is referred to the article by Mr. A. J. B. Waceand Mr. R. M. Dawkins in the December number of The BurlingtonMagazine. Lent by Mr. A. J. B. Wace. SOUTHERN SPORADES (Astypal^a) 67A Overskirt of blue cotton twill, fine red flannel, and white linen,trimmed inside the bottom with heavy white flannel to produce apleated effect. This is the ordinary overskirt worn every day withfrocks like No. 81. Lent by Mr. A. J. B. Wace. CYCLADES (Siphnos) 68 Bed Curtain of four strips embroidered in cross stitch in red andblue silk, used alternately, on linen. Across the top is a broad borderconsisting of a frieze of ships, peacocks, and trees edged by rows ofslanting leaves. Up the edges of the strips run
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