Old world lace; or, A guide for the lace lover (1920)
Blum, Clara M · New York, E. P. Dutton & co · leaf 63
nche and quantity, owing to the fact that the enormousdemand was caused by the style of dress of the period,both for men and women. The paintings of theeighteenth century, in their minute detail of dress andfurnishings, give us ample proof of the many uses theselaces were put to, during the reigns… … Illustration No. 3JValenciennes. Eighteenth century France. This bobbin-made lace was to become probablythe most popular and well known of all laces. The Valenciennes of the seventeenth century was quitedifferent from the lace of that name we know today. Inspeaking of Binche we referred to the fact…
Lace and lace making
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