This is the May 1, 1917 issue of The Mentor (Vol. 5, No. 6, Serial No. 130), devoted to lace and lace making by Esther Singleton. It surveys the major historic laces: Venetian raised, rose and flat point, Italian pillow lace (Genoa, Milan), Point d'Alencon, Mechlin, Valenciennes, Honiton, Brussels and Chantilly. It explains the difference between needle-point lace and pillow (bobbin) lace, defines terms such as reseau, brides, picots and cordonnet, and covers lacis and reticella, the origins of lace, the lace industry in Italy, Flanders, France, England and Spain, and fashions in lace through the Napoleonic era. Illustrated with photographic plates of specimens. The issue also has an editor's notice about a membership fee increase, an Open Letter column, and Mentor Association advertising.

Type

Monograph

Date

1917

Language

English

Pages

26