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Seven centuries of lace (1908)

Pollen, Maria Margaret, d. 1919 · London : W. Heinemann; New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 109

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Plate XXXI. TWO EXAMPLES OF PUNTO IN ARIA Of dentatcd or vaiidyke edgings of iicrdle-point called punto in aria, because it is made independently of any foundation. Together 4ft. 8 in. Italian, about 1550 … Plate XXXII. CHALICE COVER OF RETICELLO AND PUNTO IN ARIA In the centre is the figure of St. Peter with the Bible in his right hand and the Keys in his left. Two winged cherubs hold portions of a long chain patti-rn which encircles the details of conventional fol age and f.owcrs. A lattice of…

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