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 261
Fig. 113.—Lappet of modern needlepoint lace. 248 II. LACES. Obedient to the dictates of that invisible but supremequeen, named fashion, the making of these differentlaces in France, as in Belgium, is more or lessextensive, and prospers. High patronage within recent years has revivedVenetian… … Fig. 114.—Irish crochet lace (Point dIrlande). The little isle of Burano, writes an Italian author, is situated two leagues to the north-east of Venice;it is the poorest of the archipelago in the lagoon, andwithal the richest in beautiful and steady young girls.Lace-making, as one sees, retains its…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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