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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 40

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adornment. POINT DANGLETERRE This lace is neither English, nor is itpoint lace, but a pillow lace made in theeighteenth century in Flanders. Why itwas called Point dAngleterre is notclear. The English point of today is thefinest quality of Brussels lace, a needle-point relief applied to Brussels… … A Zion Filet in square blocks with flat effect. A widevariety of fine, medium and heavy filetsare produced at Zion City. Filet hasalways held a prominent place with lacelovers, being always in good taste andsuitable to a range of purposes. DaintyFilet patterns are expressive of…

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