A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace
Emily Jackson's 1900 survey of hand-made lace, published in London by L. Upcott Gill for collectors, needleworkers and dealers learning to date and identify lace by centre and technique. Plates mix close line engravings of ground stitches and floral sprays with full flounces of swagged ornament, plus portraits of Elizabeth I and Marie Antoinette showing ruffs and trimmed sleeves in period dress.
