Point and pillow lace; a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1905)
Sharp, Mary · New York, E.P. Dutton & Co.; London, J. Murray · leaf 154
s into France, was forbidden byprohibitive duties, the Lace merchants neverthelessfound means to smuggle it across by sea to Englishports and then sold it here, and exported it intoFrance as Point dAngleterre. To this dav allBrussels Lace is indiscriminately so called in France.The ladies of Louis… … Point dAngleterre a brides.133 POINT DANGLETERRE 135 reigns of George the First and George the Second,in spite of great efforts made to encourage nativelace-making, ruffles, lappets, and flounces were mostadmired when made of Brussels Lace. Such Laceat this time was made in pieces of considerable…
Lace and lace making
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