THE VASE PATTERN

shape, undoubtedly prevented it from becoming an establishedfeature of pattern design for woven fabrics.

It is singular that the form and detail of these vases are usually

Fig. 36.—The Vase Pattern.

root

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Renaissance in character, while the rest of the pattern is clearlyEastern in type. No. 2, plate 46, is representative of the earlierform, and fig. 36 of the later. Fig. 37 is another interesting exampleof this type.

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