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History of lace

Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · 1902 · London : Sampson Low, Marston · 276 pictures

A survey of European lace, written by Mrs. Bury Palliser and revised by Alice Dryden and Margaret Jourdain for the 1902 London edition aimed at collectors and needleworkers. Photographic plates show lace borders, flounces and handkerchief corners against black grounds, giving white floral scrollwork, mesh fills and scalloped edges usable as ornamental borders, stencils and repeating motifs.

Lace and lace making -- History

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