The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 13
nice.At this period Alencon was but a copy of Venetian andSpanish point, the patterns were the same, and the stitchconfined to the buttonhole ; the grounds were the bride andthe bride ornee, the flowers in relief, and trimmed withpicots and fleurs volantes. In 1678 a slight changeappeared in the… … Fie. 2. ALENCON POINT —EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Alencon Point.—This beautiful French lace is one ofthe glories of that nation. It is, with the exception ofArgentan, which is allied to it, the only needle pointexecuted in France. It was known in England as point alaiguille for many generations, while…
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