This tapestry is made of silk and wool interwoven with gold threads. It was probably used as an altar piece. Two pieces of red and gold brocade, of much later workmanship, have been added. _The Mass of St. Gregory the Great._ Neither the designer of the cartoon nor the town where this tapestry was woven is known. It is of Flemish origin, and the Gothic arches, each enclosing a scene in the life of Christ, point to Bruges as its place of origin. It is mentioned by Ferdinand V of Aragon in the Act of Discharge of Juan Valazquez (1555) as a gift from the Princess Juana to her mother, Queen Isabel the Catholic. The tapestry shows the celebration of Mass by St. Gregory the Great in the presence of King David and St. Augustine. The scroll to the left bears the (translated) inscription, “Man shall eat the bread of angels.” That on the right reads, “The sacrament is the outward visible form of the invisible Grace.” This tapestry is woven in silks and wool enriched by threads of gold and silver. GROUP 2. _The Story of the Holy Virgin_ _1st Series._ Consists of four pieces which once bore in the corner as a heraldic mark a small lion embroidered in gold on a black ground. Cartoons said to be by Van Eyck. Of Flemish origin, probably belonging to the Bruges atelier. These tapestries belonged to Philip the Handsome and Juana the Mad. Transferred by Charles V to the monastery of Yuste, and again removed by Philip II to the monastery of the Escorial, they were in constant use for the religious ceremonies attended by the Royal Household owing to their unusual beauty. The first piece represents God commanding the Archangel Gabriel to announce her destiny to the Virgin Mary. The second piece represents the Annunciation. The third piece represents the Birth of Christ. The fourth piece represents the Coronation of the Holy Virgin. _2nd Series._ In spite of the similarity of the borders the two tapestries here treated do not form a continuous series with those previously described. They probably came from workrooms of Brussels. Designer and weaver unknown, but resemblance has been noted between the figures of Adam and Eve and similar figures on a triptych designed by the brothers Van Eyck. The subjects of these two tapestries are obscure. They appear, however, to refer-- First, to the fulfilment of the prophecies as to the birth of the Son of God; Secondly, to the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. All these tapestries are of extraordinary beauty. They are woven of silk and wool enriched with gold and silver threads. GROUP 3. _The Story of David and Bathsheba_ (10 Tapestries) Three of these tapestries are mentioned in the _Inventaire des Rois Catholiques_ under the heading “Bed,” having evidently formed part of the draperies of a bed belonging to some royal personage. These are of Flemish origin and date from the end of the fifteenth century. They are woven in silk, wool, and gold thread.