Lace-Making in the Midlands Past and Present
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A 1900 history and survey of pillow (bobbin) lace-making in the English Midland counties (Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire). It opens with a sketch of lace-making in Europe and its progress in England, then covers the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, lace schools, lace-makers at home and their customs, the decline of the industry, its late-Victorian revival through lace associations, and its condition and prospects. Illustrated with photographs of lace specimens (Greek cut work, Italian, Dutch, Buckinghamshire, Maltese, torchon, modern pillow lace) and line drawings of lace designs. The scan ends with Methuen's publisher's catalogue.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1900
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 176
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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