Jacquard-woven “Medieval manuscript” design of figures in square reserves with scrolling floral borders. Supposedly woven by an American mill on commission for furnishing the chapel of an American military academy. Used by Seymour F. Rappoport in the family home as living room curtains and upholstery and the lining of a large display cabinet. Off white, golds, red, green, gray accents. 53” x 52”. One of 27 textile lengths dating from the 1950s into the 1980s, part of a collection owned by Seymour Rappoport, who owned two fabric stores himself, and whose father owned a silk-dyeing firm in Paterson, NJ. in the early 20th century. This collection illustrates the broad range of textiles, from around the world, that were available to and sought by home sewers and small businesses (such as dressmakers, tailors, and theatrical costume shops) that were avid patrons of fabric stores into the 1980s.