Textile Panel of red velvet brocatelle with a center design in high relief of a simple flower and fleur-de-lis shapes at top and bottom of green and metallic threads; could be birds; backed on heavy canvas.
Textile panel of dark gold silk with hand-woven brocade of cream and green floral design with ornate zig-zag pattern; trimmed in a band of gold brocade.
Population, 813,991. Madrid is the chief city of the interior and is the capital of Spain. Over half a million people live here, but the city is unlike the large cities of central and western Europe, because manufacturing is not an important occupation. The capital has become the chief railroad center, although it is difficult, on account of the deep canyons, for railroads to be constructed over the top of the Meseta. Madrid has a magnificent royal palace and a wonderful art gallery. In many respects it is an exceedingly interesting and attractive city, but the surrounding country is an arid waste.
