The romance of lace : its historical background, its present manufacture, its varieties and uses (1920)
Chicago : Zion Lace Industries · leaf 10
No design was too pretentious for these ambitious artists to attempt, and a great variety of designs were frequently worked out in one piece of lace. An entire piece of lace executed by one person had a value above those made by several, and so the old-time advertisements frequently stated: "All… … rage for lace confine itself to the realm of wearing apparel. During the reign of Louis XV thousands of yards were used for the decoration of the interiors of
Lace and lace making
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
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