Rock, Daniel, 1799-1871, Great Britain. Education Dept · New York : Published for the Committee of Council on Education by Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong · leaf 73
in worsted or in linen thread ^\TOught by thebobbin at Venice, but more especially her point laces or such aswere done with the needle, always had, as they still have, a greatreputation. Venetian linens, for fine towelling and napery in general, Averein favourite use in France during a part of the… … Silk damask—Florentine : fifteenth century. TEXTILES. 63 a place in the foremost rank amid the weavers of northern Italy.Specimens of her earliest handicraft are rare ; there are two atSouth Kensington, One of these, no. 8563, shows the excellenceof her work in secular silks. Other pieces witness…
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