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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 163

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o worked. The style of the designs of Brussels Point israrely of so fine a Renaissance type as in the bestFrench Lace. The patterns are usually such aswere also worked at the time on the pillow ; butwhere patterns as well as inventions were sofrequently interchanged, it is impossible to drawany… … i. ()lil Brussels Needle-point. 2. Modem Brussels Needle-point Applique*. 142 POINT APPLIQUE 143 with a needle reseau, but examples of such Laceare not very common. The Brussels lace-makerswere justly celebrated for their beautiful Pillow-madereseau, and being more familiar with its practicethey…

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