Cut-Works, New and Old
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A 1902 magazine article on the history and symbolism of cut-work needlework. It traces the craft from appliqué and slashing through medieval Italian, Byzantine and Moorish influences, and discusses religious emblems such as the cross, ring, palm, dove and pomegranate. It also describes the revival of cut-work in Italy, England, France and America, especially the instruction and market built up by the New York Decorative Art Society, and explains the stitches used. Illustrated with halftones of a 16th-century specimen, doilies, a bed-spread band and a communion cloth corner.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1902
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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