Lace, ancient and modern; Comprising a history of its origin and manufacture, with instructions concerning the manner of making it (1880)
Beebe, C. D., Mrs · New York, Sharps Publishing Company · leaf 168
FRENCH POINTS. 163 graTide hride ground. The flowers were larger and more rambling, and though Alengon was finer, Argentan was far more effective. The patterns resembled somewhat those of the early Brussels point, and the lace, though dif- fering in the ground, was equal to the Brussels point in… … POINT D ARGENTAN. sometimes added to the brides composing the mesh, especially in fillings, where a small portion inside the flower-sprays was filled with the ground. The picots gave variety. Many varied and ornamental fillings were em- ployed in this lace, especially near the border, where…
Lace and lace making
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