Case 13. — Korean bed showing proficiency of needle-work. 
No. 14.— A chair-seat of woolen and silk tapestry, exact 
counterpart of the Gobelin weaving. The second piece done 
in America and woven by M. Foussadier for Wm. Baumgarten 
& Co., New York. Made January, 1894. The looms used in the 
production of this tapestry were made in New York, the harness 
being made of American twine; the woolen yarns and silks are 
native also, while the bobbins and combs are of home manufac- 
ture. M. Foussadier, the father of the weaver, and his son, dye all 
the woolen and silk themselves, with the most primitive arrange- 
ments. It is intended that this branch of tapestry weaving shall, 
in time, become a great American industry. 
No. 15. — A Persian prayer rug; size, 14 feet 10 inches long 
by 10 feet wide, composed of twelve individual prayer rugs joined 
deftly and with considerable effect. This rug is of unknown age, 
but the donor states it is several hundred years old. The coloring 
of portions of this rug is very attractive, and it is claimed by 
experts that the art of preparing some of the dyes used has been 
lost. Two of its colorings, a most beautiful velvet green and a 
blue, resembling shades of malachite, are remarkably rich. 
No. 16. — Japanese silk-embroidered picture, ''Fusiyam” 
(sacred mountain). 
No. 17. — Japanese silk-embroidered picture, “Plum Blos- 
soms.” 
Upon the wall will be found a collection of more than eighty 
well selected specimens of Indian fabric. 
