A history of hand-made lace : Dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace ... (1900)
Jackson, Emily, "Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson,", 1861- · London : L.U. Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 148
ns, the Royal arms on elaborate escutcheons being worked ona ground of Vrai or needle-point reseau, powdered over with bees, the Napoleoniccypher. The Alen9on lace factory fell with the empire. Many of the old workers died,and no young ones were trained to take their places. The Duchesse… … Lappet of Needle-point Lace (Point dAlencon), 4i inches wide. This specimenis especially rich in elaborate fillings. Eighteenth century. A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 109 Ten years later the old women were gathered together and another eflFortwas made. At the Exhibition of 1851 a few specimens were shown,…
Lace and lace making
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