Old world lace; or, A guide for the lace lover (1920)
Blum, Clara M · New York, E. P. Dutton & co · leaf 61
Illustration No. 30Argentan. Eighteenth century lappet; hexagonal button-holed mesh readiness with which Alengon lent itself to the ruffles,jabots and fontanges of the day that it became afavorite with the ladies of the court. Argentan The neighboring town of Argentan produced at thesame time a… … lllustration No. 3/Argentan. Eighteenth century tically indistinguishable. The quality and texture of theneedle point was alike, and the same designs were copiedin both towns. One way, however, to distinguish them 58 is to closely examine the mesh. The reseau in Argentanis hexagonal in shape like…
Lace and lace making
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