6o I. EMBROIDERY. mother-of-pearl, of the splendid gold blue blendings of the peacock’s plumage. It disdains nothing, not even tinsel, provided it flashes brightly ; not even crystal, so long as it irradiates light. At all costs its duty is to … Fig. 74. — Slavonic peasant’s cap embroidered in gold, eighteenth century (in Monsieur G. Bapst’s collection). shine, sparkle, and glitter, to send forth prismatic rays ; it must be blazing, blinding, and phosphorescent ; and so the sun acknowledges its defeat.”* * Theophile Gautier’s V Orient a…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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