Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 243
s toAmerica wore little lace. But the Edict of Nantessent many lace-makers to Holland, and the far-famedHaarlem thread offered wonderful opportunities for lace-making; soon astrong point-lace wasmade, and in largeamount. Travellers re-late the curious customof tying up Dutchdoor-knockers with… … Mrs. James Duane. of making the lace. The pillow is a circular base-board stuffed to form a cushion, round, ovoid, orcylindrical. When in use, it is held upon the knees.On this pillow a piece of parchment is fixed, and onthis parchment a pattern is pricked in small holes.Through these holes pins…
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