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The romance of lace, its historical background, its present manufacture, its varieties and uses (1920)

Zion Lace Industries, Marshall Field & Company · Chicago, Zion lace industries, owned and operated by Marshall Field & company · leaf 38

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round in which thestitch is darned. It derives its name fromthe Museum of Antiquities in the HotelCluny, Paris, because this lace originallyhad a rather medieval appearance. Itspatterns were usually of quaint or antiquedesign, woven to preserve old traditions;birds, animals and flowers… … 35

Lace and lace making

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