Laces and Embroideries
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A short 1845 magazine piece on the market for costly laces and embroideries, reprinted from Sharpe's London Magazine. It describes the trade in lace from Belgium and France, how lace is washed and dried, and the ranking of types such as Mechlin, Point de Venise, Point d'Alençon, Brussels point d'application, Honiton and Chantilly. It also notes that fine embroideries come from France and Switzerland.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1845
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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