The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 138
ginning of the threepoints as we know them. With improvements inthe making of the fourchettes, the stitching terminatedmore abruptly, and the embroidery was allowed to GLOVES AND MITTENS 99 remain on the back of the glove, where it is still tobe seen. Some mention should perhaps be made of… … Fig. 94.—The glove of Anne, Queen Consort of James I, showing the em-broidery on the fingers, which is the ancestor of modern points.(From a photograph, by the courtesy of Messrs. Fownes Brothers and Co.) these articles are used merely to cover part of thehands, or for ornament, they are more…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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