Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 320
ns ? The flower upon flower—like fleurs volantes —exactly answers to the point in high relief (Fig. 87). A memoir drawn up in 1698 by M. de Pommereu^ isthe next mention we find of the fabric of Alencon. Themanufacture of the points de France is also, he says, oneof the most considerable in the… … Venice Point.— Dentelle Volante. numbers. It is a commerce of about 500,000 livres perannum. This point is called vilain * in the country ; theprincipal sale was in Paris during the war, but the demandincreases very much since the peace, in consequence of itsexportation to foreign countries. The…
Lace and lace making -- History
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