Lace, ancient and modern : comprising a history of its origin and manufacture, with instructions concerning the manner of making it (1880)
Beebe, C. D., Mrs · New York : Sharps Pub. Co. · leaf 166
FEENCH POINTS. 163 /jrande Iride ground. The flowers were larger and more rambling, and though Alen^on was finer, Argentan was far more effective. The patterns resembled some\vhat those of the early Brussels point, and the lace, though dif- fering in the ground, was equal to the Brussels point in… … POINT D' ARGENTAN. sometimes added to the brides composing the mesh, especially in fillings, where a small portion inside the flower-sprays was filled with the ground. The picots gave variety. Many varied and ornamental fillings were em- ployed in this lace, especially near the border, where…
Lace and lace making
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