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Plate X. A white dove-coif in two parts, raised pattern like the preceding, ground and fillings variously reticulated. Made by Mrs. Anna Famerle from the neighbourhood of Labská Týnice, and given by her to the Museum.

Plate XI. A white dove-coif in three parts. The pattern is underlaid with cording and worked over; the ground and fillings done in various open-work stitches. The ends of the bow are also worked in the same manner. From the country about Český Brod; given to the Museum by Miss A. Koula 1887.

Plate XII. A white dove-coif, worked in a similar manner as the three above, presenting with them specimens of the style of embroidery in central Bohemia. It came from Neveklov, and was bought by the intervention of Mr. Al. Studnička 1880.

Plate XIII. A dove-coif in three parts; worked in filled satin-stitch, with knotted ground. Bought for the Museum 1885.

Plate XIV. A white dove-coif in three parts (called „kočárek“, that is a coach); came from the neighbourhood of Přestice. The pattern is underlaid with cording and worked over. The ground thickly worked in a particular sort of stitch, ornamented in some spots with rows of holes. The pattern forms closely ramified branches with smaller blossoms here and there. The people say of there patterns, that they are taken from the forms of frost flowers on frozen windows. Given to the collection as a gift by Mrs. Noháč 1880.

Plate XV. Part of a stripe of an ancient bed-curtain (generally hung round the beds of lying-in women as a screen). From the neighbourhood of Kutná Hora. The embroidery is worked in red cotton. Given to the Museum 1879 by Mrs. M. Hanuš.

Plate XVI. A head-kerchief (loktuška) 95 centm. square. It is worked in flat stitch with fiery red carmoisin silk. Dates from about the year 1770. Given to the Museum by Mrs. R. Mervart of Rychnov 1880.

Plate XVII. Part of a head-kerchief embroidered with red silk. The gift of Miss Em. Paisker of Třebechovice, received through Director Hudec of the same town 1880.

Plate XVIII. Part of a dark blue linen apron, embroidered with white flowers in different stitches. Bought for the Museum in the neighbourhood of Jaroměř through Mr. Jos. Dušek 1881.

Plate XIX. Detail of the preceding.

Plate XX. A coif colleddo trucu“ (i. e. to spite, cocked up to spite) adorned with white raised embroidery and openwork stitches, and covered with glass beads of different colours. Given to the Museum by Mr. A. Křížek of Větrov near Kamýk 1880.

Plate XXI. Two head-cloths from the environs of Tábor. These cloths measure nearly 2 metres square, and have very effective ornaments in variegated colours, but only in one chief corne r and two side corners. The embroidery is worked in flat stitch with silk of various hues, and the contures of the flowers are stitched round with gold tinsel and glass beads of different colours.

Plate XXII. Further details of Plate XXI.

Plate XXIII. A silver coif (dýnko=back part) made of pale blue brocade. The pattern represents a rose-bush, is worked in raised stitch with thread, ground is in many places ornamented with tinsel. Bought in the neighbourhood of Josefov 1880.

Plate XXIV. A gold coif (dýnko) made of strong white linen, completely covered with golden embroidery. The pattern is in many places highly raised, worked with beads, bullion and tinsel in various stitches; the ground thickly set with gold thread, caught by arched lines of bullion. Bought 1886 in the northwest of Bohemia.

Plate XXV. Side-part of the coif of preceding plate.