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THE GARDEN CARPET 
“This large rug on the wall is Persian, of the seventeenth 
century. A king who loved his garden had a design made of it 
in jewels so that he might look upon it during the winter when 
the snow covered the ground; and this design was later used in 
rugs. You will notice a central pool, from which brooks flow 
in four directions with flowers planted on their banks and in large 
beds alternating with the oriental planes about the pool, under 
which the king sat with his wise men and poets while the singing 
birds in the branches overhead told him the secrets of the universe. 
A larger brook in the center is bordered with two rov's of cypress 
trees with flowers between them.”’ 
CASE 5 
PLANTS: Marigold, lily, crocus, tulip, fern. The Fuchs Herbal, a book which has 
ad an immense influence on decorative art. 
ART Opjects: Framed tile with marigolds; Minoan jar and votive vestment with 
Javender or blue crocuses; Minoan vase and a dagger with lilies; textiles and 
other objects. 
“This case contains a number of beautiful objects. Nothing 
could be prettier than the use of the dainty crocus motive by 
the Cretans on jars and votive costumes and by the Copts on 
some of their wonderful textiles. This Minoan terra-cotta jar 
shows the ‘spirit’ of the lily to the very best advantage. The 
flower is not copied, but its outline and rhythm are adapted in a 
very pleasing way to the shape of the jar. Its use on the dagger 
blade seems rather strained, since the lily is an emblem of purity. 
The marigolds on the tile are quite naturalistically treated, but 
combined to some extent with a conventional pomegranate 
motive,” 
CASE 6 
PLANTS: Pomegranate flowers and foliage pressed and in colored figures, pome- 
granate fruit; peony plant and colored figures of tree-peony and the ordinary 
species, 
ART Opjects: Chinese wooden pillow of the Sung dynasty ornamented with tree 
Peonies; Russian silver-gilt plate, gold chalice, Flemish bobbin lace, Asia 
Minor embroidery, Venetian velvet brocade, etc., using pomegranate flowers 
and fruits as motives. On the wall, a handsome strip of Spanish brocade with 
the same motive, 
