Inside Out Library

Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)

Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 213

An illustration from Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers, 1888, leaf 213
ollars ofDutch linen, garnished with laces falling over theshoulders of men or perked up fan-fashion at the backof womens heads. The shapes still retain the orna-mentation imparted to insertions and trimming borders,bandes et passements; but the dentations of the bordersare less pointed than under… … Fig. 95-—Lace shop in the Galevie du Palais(after Abraham Bossej. style of laces then in use. Everything in the embellish- THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 201 ment of male attire of the time lends itself to enrich-ment by means of laces. Great collars, cuffs turnedback, gloves, doublets, breeches, and…

Lace and lace making · Embroidery

Internet Archive Book Images · Smithsonian Libraries · No known copyright restrictions (public domain). Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers

More like this