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 57
fter the Conquest, the cloaks so designated were intro-duced by the Normans, who wore them—at all seasons ofthe year—embroidered, lined with costly furs, fringed, andjewelled. The Mantle presented to Henry I. by RobertBloet, Bishop of liincoln, was valued at a sum equal toabout £1,500 of onr… … Fig. 602. MALTESE LACE formed of Plaiting and Cloth Stitch. The best aredecorated with a little raised work, but the usual make isshown in Pig. 602, which consists of a simple Pearled Barground, with a pattern formed of Cloth Stitch, and Plait-ings. The edge of the lace is distinguished by its…
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