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Of fabrics other than laces there were many noteworthy contribu- 
tions, mostly loans, some of which were of a size and character to 
exhibit on the walls and large screen, which greatly enhanced the 
general attractiveness of the hall. Mr. Edson Bradley added to his 
deposit a brocade hanging of Louis XIV, two silver brocades and a 
cloth of gold of Louis XVI, and an Italian cut velvet embroidered 
panel of the sixteenth century. Mrs. Barney supplemented her 
collection by a number of beautiful and remarkable examples, in- 
cluding several panels of antique appliqué 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 Kast Indian cloth of gold, interesting historically 
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 Munroe. A number of embroideries and 
examples of other needlework of Greece and the Balkan States were 
purchased. 
Especially interesting 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 which 7 were included in the gift of Miss Fairchild above men- 
tioned, the remainder having been lent by Mrs. Barney, Mrs. Julian 
James, Miss Chadwick, and the Misses Long. Other loans, comprising 
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 cloisonné 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. 
