lanneddifference of more or less gossamer groundwork, effectivelycontrasting with the simple net ground, and with the rela-tively solid but never dead white pattern on it. The speci-men of Buckinghamshire lace above shows, in addition tothe net, an open and an intermediate filling or rescaii:… … 46. limeric fillings—not lace but embroidery on net. ORNAMENT AND ITS APPLICATION.
Decoration and ornament
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