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 281
tly esteemed ;and silk and gold andsilver thread passe-ments were freelyproduced to adornthem. These passe-ments were for a longtime known underthe name of Spanishpoints (Points dEs-pagne), on account ofthe admirable work-manship displayed inthem. Finesse was notperhaps so markeda quality in them… … Fig. 124.—Pillow lace of gold and silkthread made in Spain {Point dEspagne). with silk, gold and silver thread, but for those madewith delicate flax threads. In those countries the bestlinens of the world were woven ; with threads of similar TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV. 269 material were…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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