Lace as Worn in England Until the Accession of James I
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An article by M. Jourdain tracing the meaning of the word 'lace' and the kinds of lace worn in England from the late 15th century to the end of Elizabeth I's reign. It draws on royal wardrobe inventories, New Year's gift rolls and privy purse accounts to define passement, purle, bone-lace, billament, crown, cheyne, compas, parchment and byas laces, plus cut-work, drawn-work and Coventry blue bride laces. Two plates reproduce portraits of Elizabethan and Jacobean women, including Queen Elizabeth and the Countess of Pembroke, showing geometrical bobbin and needlepoint lace on ruffs, cuffs and caps.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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