Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 182
er of the present day finds himself plen-teously provided with exceptional means for taking agreat step forward in the progress of his art. FROM LOUIS XV. TO THE PRESENT TIME. 169 Called upon to take part in such an advance, we havewritten these pages, convinced that they coincide withthe dawn of a… … 80.—Alsatian peasants cap embroidered in gold on blackvelvet (in Monsieur G. Bapsts collection). fact, everywhere. A justification of our hopes is thereforeclearly found in the general movement alluded to. We feel certain that many women, especially thebetter educated, will become more and more…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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