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, 1861- · London : L. Upcott Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 150
y rich in elaborate fillings. Eighteenth century. A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 109 Ten years later the old women were gathered together and another effortwas made. At the Exhibition of 1851 a few specimens were shown, and in1856 large orders were given for the layette of the Prince Imperial. The… … embroidered frocks were profusely trimmed with the lace, as were also the nurses aprons. In 1859 the most costly work ever executed at Alencon was exhibited. Thiswas a dress valued at 200,000 francs, which was purchased by the EmperorNapoleon III. for the Empress. It is helpful in judging Alencon…
Lace and lace making
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