Punto de Aguja and Point d'Espagne. Part I
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Part I of an article from The Connoisseur arguing that the 'Point d'Espagne' of sixteenth and seventeenth century writers was the fine Andalusian lace called punto de aguja (hook-stitch, worked with a crochet-like aguja on a horquilla fork), not gold lace, needle point or guipure. The authors cite Spanish edicts from 1534 to 1623, Moorish influence and pattern-books. They present evidence from two portraits of Andalusian ladies ('Doña Victoria') whose ruffs show the lace, including Arabic-letter motifs, and discuss later Philippine and Sevillian examples. Illustrated with photographs of portraits and lace details.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1910
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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