A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads
An instructional treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needlework issued in 1892 by the New York thread firm Barbour Brothers Co., written by Mary E. Bradford for home needleworkers using Irish flax thread. Halftone plates show finished pieces photographed against black grounds: diamond-lattice shawls, an openwork yoke, a crocheted parasol, plus an engraved trade-exhibit pavilion for lettering and ornament.
