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 219
ry, on account ofthe ugly, heavy patterns, clumsy arabesques, andweak imitations of natural flowers, which formthe chief designs of the present day. A speciality of Honiton lace, unknown in England until 1874, is that called Devonia lace. Its characteristic is the raising in relief of the Devonia… … A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 171 objects from which they are copied, and standing out from the ground. Thisvariety was known in Belgium and worked there for several years before theHoniton workers commenced the new method. (Further details are given underDevonshire Lace.) Huguenot Lace. An imitation…
Lace and lace making
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