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 170
not to be deprived oftheir lucrative trade, however,for large quantities of lace wererequired in order to supply theextravagant court of Charles II.,so it came about that Belgianlace was first called PointdAngle-terre, for under no other namewould its sale in England be legal.The merchants… … 128 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. in Belgium, and that it originated in that country: the chief portion of the finestPoint dAngleterre was made in England. The thread used in making Brussels lace is of exquisite fineness ; the flax forits manufacture is grown in Brabant ; it is cultivated for…
Lace and lace making
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