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Modes & manners ornaments: lace, fans, gloves, walking-sticks, parasols, jewelry and trinkets (1929)

Boehn, Max von, 1860-1932 · London, Toronto, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & co., inc · leaf 30

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Venetian Lace Apron Sixteenth Century was, it is clear, only too grateful for a species of handiwork so conspicuously pleasing in its results ; and nuns, in particular, sought useful employment for their spare hours in the manu¬ facture of lace. “Convent lace,” was a much sought-after article down…

Clothing and dress -- History · Fashion -- History · Lace and lace making -- History · Jewelry -- History

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