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 97
ntries claim to be the first. India, China and Japan all have legendswhich claim to have reference to the poetic or accidental discovery of the use andcharm of this important weapon in female coquetry. The fan, together with a parasol and fiy-ilap, is frequently mentioned in ancient The fanSanscrit… … Screen-shaped fansedged ■withPointdEspagnewere used inthe i6thand 17thcenturies. A specialkind of fanused only bymarriedwomen. Portrait of Queen Elizabetli. in lace-trimmed coif,ruff, and cuffs. She holds in her hand a fan—the only present a subject was in those dayspermitted to give to the…
Lace and lace making
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