. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. in a space that resembles a palmette with elongatedtips, being, in fact, a free adaptation of the fleur-de-lis space, in the upper series, encloses a pair of patterns which,if studied, are seen to grow out of a stalk of the lily, expandinginto more familiar fleur-de-lis and terminating in serrated lilyleaves. Above this pair of forms are two conventional roses,the comb
. Illustrated catalogue of the very valuable art property belonging to the estate of the well-known connoisseur, the late James a. Garland, Esq. a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [electronic resource]. in a space that resembles a palmette with elongatedtips, being, in fact, a free adaptation of the fleur-de-lis space, in the upper series, encloses a pair of patterns which,if studied, are seen to grow out of a stalk of the lily, expandinginto more familiar fleur-de-lis and terminating in serrated lilyleaves. Above this pair of forms are two conventional roses,the combination of these with the lily recalling the verse in Can-ticles, I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys. Inthe lower series the form commences with the lily stalk, butpasses on into a still more conventionalized pattern than in thepreceding one. Interspersed between these main designs arenumerous conventionalizations of the lily and the rose. The orphreys—six in number—are admirable specimens ofneedle painting in gold and old rose, dark blue and pale anddark green silk. The pictures involve architectural details ofGothic design, with a canopy beneath which are figures of saintsbearing Among them may be noticed St. Bartholomew having theknife with which he was flayed alive; St. James the Less withthe club that was the instrument of his martyrdom ; St. Thomaswith the carpenters rule, in allusion to the legend that hewas sent to the king of the Indies to build him a palace. Thehood represents the Annunciation, the Virgin robed in roseand blue, kneeling at a prayer desk, with the dove hoveringabove her, and the angel kneeling as he holds a scroll. Be-tween the figures are three lilies and two buds growing upontall stems that issue from a vase. The floor on which the latterstands is curiously covered with feathers in rows, worked ingold thread and old rose and white silk. Length, feet 8 inches : width, 50 feet 112—Magnificent Gothic Cope Spanish. Sevent
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