Punto de Aguja and Point d'Espagne. Part II
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Second part of an article in The Connoisseur arguing that Spanish punto de aguja is the origin of the French 'point d'Espagne'. The authors examine a Lucena lace flounce on pillow-net, other Andalusian specimens and historical references (Gustavus Adolphus's collar, French court inventories, a South Kensington bed-cover). They then propose that the Spanish terms punto and punta (stitch and point) were mistranslated into French, Italian and English lace terminology. Illustrated with five numbered specimens, including a reconstructed net ground (réseau) and Morisco fringe.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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