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3.— Tiie intruding piece is a very remarkable example : it might 

 have been made by an amateur at home. The material is 

 of rough spun wool or worsted. The woof is frequently 

 oblique, and by no means running at right angles to the 

 warp. In the border, between a series of " S. Andieiv's" 

 and "gable" crosses; the letters "I. V. S." are intro- 

 duced. The coarseness of the piece precludes the idea 

 given by Miintz (p. 370, Paris), that the I and V are 

 numerals, and stand for an order mark. May the I. V. S. 

 stand for lames V. Scotland, and the armed figure be 

 designed to represent that monarch ? 



James V. was the father of Mary Queen of Scots. Can 

 it have been her work ? Has it found its way here from 

 Old Chatsworth? Considering the inferior workmanship 

 of this hanging, there must have been something in its 

 history to entitle it to its presettt position ; something com- 

 manding respect. Further researches among the treasures 

 at Belvoir may solve the mystery. It may be observed 

 that the unfortunate Queen was much in France, and 

 must often have seen the famous Parisian ateiiers. 

 4.— Another piece, an inverted fragment, has verdures with 



animals. 

 5.— Another has a hawking scene, with figures, flowers, and 

 medallions in the borders, woven probably about 1550. 



State Bed Room. 



Here are five hangings of " Grotesques," known as the " Five 

 Senses." * 



These very costly and very wonderful hangings were wrought 

 at Mortlake, under the care of Sir Francis Crane. Gold 



* "Cardinal Mazarin possessed a set of hangings of The Five Sensps ' in 

 wool and s,lk with grotesques on a bh,e background, each p.ece having n the 

 centre a n,eda l.on representing one of the said senses, surrounded by aVolden 

 coloured border contaming termmais, medallions, cartouches, and shelif and 

 at the top ,n the nydst of this border, a shield ,,ith the arns ofEnXnd" 

 lh,s was of Mortlake work.-" History of Tapestry," by Eugene Munt. 



p. 302. 



