Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 589
hcenturies we can judge of the prevailing taste in dressembroideries of that period, which consisted mostly ofdelicate patterns of gold or silver on the borders ofdresses, and the linen collars and sleeves. Of this styleI give a small sampler, from Lord Middletons collec-tion. We have a good many… … Fig. 27. Sampler, from Lord Middletons collection. Time, Henry VIII. They had still a Gothic stamp, which totally disappeared in the beginning of thesixteenth century in thenew style of the Renais-sance. Thenext great changethroughout northernEurope affecting all theconditions of life,…
Embroidery · Needlework
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