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 225
an old Renaissancepattern. These Flemish designs were gradually changed,and the patterns became much simpler, while the grounds,instead of being close, were formed of hexagon andoctagon meshes, and what is known as the Dotted styleintroduced, in which the design is small, and is thrown aspowderings… … Pie. 799. VALENCIENNES-OLD. forwards of the Bobbins, and the lace being there formedin underground rooms. From these cuxumstances the lacemade in the town was known as Vraie Valenciennes, andcommanded a much higher price than that made in thesurrounding villages and in Flanders, which was known…
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