[Illustration: PLATE XVIII. TWO BORDERS OF LACIS CALLED BURATTO The darning or punto a rammendo of the edge pattern is in each case worked the reverse way to that employed for the main design. Together 4 ft. 7 in. _Italian, 16th century_] [Illustration: Plate XIX. BAND OF TELA TIRATA OR DRAWN WORK The pattern left in the linen represents a variety of sacred and other subjects. A king and a queen between whom is an angel: St. Michael engaging Satan: St. Rafael holding Tobit by the hand, etc. The photograph shows a portion, representing St. Francis receiving the Stigmata; below are the words: S. Francisca. ora pr., above to his left a church 6 ft. 7 in. × 12½ in. _Italian, early 14th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XX. PART OF A COVER OF TELA TIRATA OR DRAWN WORK The pattern left in the linen includes a man in armour, about to slay a curious beast; elsewhere are archaic birds. 3 ft. 2 in. × 21 in. _Italian, early 14th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XXI. BAND OR FLOUNCE OF TELA TIRATA OR DRAWN WORK The pattern includes various figures, a wedding-party above two lions flanking a flower-pot: a hawking-party below 6 ft. 1 in. × 14 in. _Italian, about 1540_] [Illustration: PLATE XXII. AN INFANT'S SWADDLING BAND OR "FASCIA" OF TELA TIRATA The pattern is of a conventional stem and leaf design. The edging on the sides is of bobbin-made lace of two patterns 3 ft. × 6 in. _Sicilian, 16th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XXIII. BAND OF A VARIETY OF TELA TIRATA With a darned pattern in heavy thread of female figures alternating with birds; the vandyked edging is of punto avorio 10 ft. 6 in. × 5½ in. _Sardinia, 16th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XXIV. LINEN CLOTH WITH BORDER Of tela tirata worked with looped and knotted stitches and reticello: the geometrical pattern is repeated without variation 25 in. × 17 in. _Italian, 15th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XXV. TWO BANDS No. 1. Band of a variety of tela tirata or drawn-work: pattern a scroll with a flower: there are no cut threads in this work. 3 ft. 8 in. No. 2. Band of punto reale and tela tirata with a bobbin-made edging. 4 ft. 11 in. _Italian, 17th century_] [Illustration: PLATE XXVI. PYX VEIL OF TELA TIRATA, OR DRAWN THREAD WORK This interesting piece is a survival from pre-reformation times. It is 2 ft. 4 in. square and has no cut threads in it. The pattern is made by drawing 12 threads both of warp and woof and leaving small squares of 12 threads. The loose threads are then most ingeniously whipped over, forming a star-like pattern between the squares. The worker has passed her needle behind the squares 8 times so as to form a star at the back of each square, the corners have wooden balls gilt: and a silk fringe surrounds the whole] [Illustration: PLATE XXVII. A PORTION OF THE PYX CLOTH, TO SHOW BOTH SIDES OF THE WORK] [Illustration: PLATE XXVIII. THREE CLOTHS, FRINGED