Point and pillow lace : a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1899)
Sharp, Mary · New York : E.P. Dutton ; London : J. Murray · leaf 120
he design, with a very beautifuleffect. Mrs. Bury Palliser mentions that some of itwas sent to her from Genoa, but most authoritiesseem agreed that it is undoubtedlv Point dAlencon. Towards the beginning of Louis the Sixteenthsreign Alencon patterns were much modified, the fiowerrepresentations… … I. Early Point dAlencon. 2. Lalcr Ioinl dAIcn con. 99 POINT DALENgON loi the hist stage was reached, the pattern dwindled andbecame Httle more than an outhne of cordonnet, andthe reseau seme de larmes betokened theextinction of this beautiful Art. The peculiarity by which Point dAlencon canalways…
Lace and lace making
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