Lace
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An encyclopedia article on lace from an 1859 commercial cyclopedia. It covers the history and origins of lace, pillow (bobbin) lace technique, Honiton, Brussels, Mechlin, Valenciennes and other named laces, and the lace industries of England, France and Belgium. It also describes machine lace (bobbin-net and warp machines, Jacquard attachment), the making of gold and silver lace thread, and closes with 1856 US lace export and import statistics tables.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1859
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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