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A 1897 Art Journal article by Effie Bruce Clarke surveying contemporary Irish lace, illustrated with photographs of specimens, many from Mrs. Morrison's collection. It discusses Youghal, Limerick, Carrickmacross appliqué and guipure, Keatinge embroidery, Rose Point (Point d'Irlande) from New Ross and Innishmacsaint, Kinsale needle-point, and Græco-Irish lace from Strabane. The author also comments on crochet and tatting, burnishing lace with a conch shell, flax thread, and dyeing lace to an antique colour.