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Seven centuries of lace (1908)

Pollen, Maria Margaret, d. 1919 · London : W. Heinemann; New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 142

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Plate LXIV. BEAUTIFUL LAPPET OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE A KESEAUCALLED POINT DALENQON The pattern is of tiny wavy stems, having little leaves and peapods, which recur in .the design of theouter border with lattice and honeycomb tiUings enriched with minute picots. 4 ft. Alenfon, late iSth century … Plate LXV. THREE PATTERNS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACF; A RESEAU CALLEDPOINT DALENCON The ornamental design is mainlv confined to the border, the rfeeau being sprinkled with dots, called pois orsometimes larmes (hence the expression sem^ de larmcs). Together 7 ■ 6 m Alenfon, late l8m century

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