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Of fabrics otiier than laces there were many noteworthy contribu- 

 tions, mostly loans, some of which were of a size and cliaracter to 

 exJiibit on the walls and large screen, which greatly enhanced the 

 general attractiveness of the hall. Mr. Edson Bradley added to liis 

 deposit a brocade hanging of Lonis XIV, two silver brocades and a 

 cloth of gold of Louis XVI, and an Italian cut velvet embroidered 

 panel of the sixteenth century. ]\Irs. Barney supplemented her 

 collection by a number of beautiful and remarkable examples, in- 

 cludmg several panels of antique applique velvet, a brocade of Louis 

 XVI, a rose and gold scapular, French and Italian embroidery of the 

 seventeenth century and brocades of the seventeenth and eighteenth 

 centuries. Miss Emily Tuckerman lent six exquisite tapestries of 

 Italian and Flemish weaving and a splendid silk Persian rug; and 

 Mrs. W. Murray Crane, three fine pieces of Spanish and French bro- 

 cades. A piece of East Indian cloth of gold, interesting liistorically 

 as having been presented by Capt. Robert Kidd to Mrs. Elizabeth 

 Gardiner, of Gardiners Island, was deposited by Mrs. Elizabeth C. 

 Hobson; and a handsome brocade ball dress of the late eighteenth 

 century, by Miss Helen ]\Iunroe. A number of embroideries and 

 examples of other needlework of Greece and the Balkan States were 

 purchased. 



Especially interestmg is a collection of fine examples of the needle- 

 work of the American gentlewomen of the nineteenth century, 

 together with some pieces from foreign sources, deposited by the 

 Misses Long. 



Among objects of a miscellaneous character mention should first 

 be made of 19 pieces of Limoges enamel added by Mrs. Pinchot to her 

 collection, which now becomes one of the most valuable and attractive 

 of its kind in the country. The choice series of fans was increased by 

 13, of wliich 7 were included in the gift of Aliss Fairchild above men- 

 tioned, the remainder having been lent by Mrs. Barney, Mrs. JuHan 

 James, Miss Chadwick, and the Misses Long. Other loans, comprismg 

 objects of great value and rarity, were as follows: From Mrs. Thomas 

 F. Richardson, an old Italian silver drinking bowl, a double German 

 drinking cup, a deer of Persian cloisonne of the ninth century, 

 a German commemoration glass of the late eighteenth century, and 

 a kissing plate of the fifteenth century; from Mrs. Barney, three 

 twelfth century panel paintings from a monastery in France, two 

 antique stained glass disks, a Venetian boat hook for a gondola, and 

 several pieces of ceramics; and from the Misses Long exquisite 

 objects of jewelry, brasses, workboxes, and sewing implements. 



