Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 102
arly 18th ceutuiy. To face page 34. VENICE 55 mends his friend, Mr. Claude Somebody, a French dealer,who probably paid him in ruffles for the advertisement. Our porte-bouquets and lace-trimmed nosegays arenothing new. On the occasion of the annual visit of theDo^e to the Convent delle Vergini, the… … Venice Point. Fynes Moryson ^^ is the earliest known traveller whoalludes to the products of Venice. Venetian ladies ingeneral, he says, wear a standing collar and rufls close upto the chin ; the unmarried tie their hair with gold andsilver lace. Evidently the collars styled bavari, forwhich…
Lace and lace making -- History
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