Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . i .388—Early Sixteenth Century Coverlet- -/ fftCr /Rectangular shape. Of fine white lineJ^iormed of three layers t> of material and elaborately quilted. The coverlet is dividedinto sixteen rectangular compartments by vertical stripes of atwisted-rope design and horizontal stripes of a resetted squares contain scenes abounding in figures in sixteenthcentury costume and in views of a palace with cupolas. Thesescenes represent
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . i .388—Early Sixteenth Century Coverlet- -/ fftCr /Rectangular shape. Of fine white lineJ^iormed of three layers t> of material and elaborately quilted. The coverlet is dividedinto sixteen rectangular compartments by vertical stripes of atwisted-rope design and horizontal stripes of a resetted squares contain scenes abounding in figures in sixteenthcentury costume and in views of a palace with cupolas. Thesescenes represent incidents in a contemporary novella or story. Length, feei 7 ?_• inches; width, •*> feet 8 .589—Sixteenth Century Italian Large Coverletty £> Rectangular shape. Of red satin, quilted, as to the center, in adiapered design of almond-shaped figures occupied with scrolledfigures and with a deep border of scrollings and winged animalsbetween two narrower bands of undulating and leaf pattern. Length, 7 feet lO1^ inches; width, f> feet K)1^ indies. f* 590—Sixteenth Century Italian Coverlet • s. Rectangular shape. Of violet-colored velvet, with a fringe ofthe same color and a border woven with gold thread. Length, 10 feet 2 inches; width, (5 feet 11 inches. C 6-V
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