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Title: A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Jackson, Emily, 1861-
Subjects: Lace and lace making
Publisher: London : L. Upcott Gill New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library

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arietiesi^fjl found in the baskets of pedlars of the present day, and in the boot-laces, stay-laces, braids, and tapes which are also carried; thisbranch of the lace trade having more intimate connection withneedle-point and pillow laces in remote times than it has at present,when the tendency towards specializing is shown in every trade. In the countiesof Buckingham and Bedford, and in some parts of Devonshire, the lace box isoften carried from house to house still, and at the country inns and hotels itoften makes its appearance at the end of a meal ; the waiter carrying roundthe wares, or allowing the women, who frequently make as well as sell the lace,admittance to the room. This custom is also permitted in some parts of Belgium. At Spa the system ofcolporteurs, which dates back to remote times in Greek history, still survives, andearly travellers in the country make frequent mention of lace purchasing intheir diaries. King Christian IX. of Denmark made many purchases of lace while
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Portrait of MarieLebrun at thelace trims the Antoinette 0755-1793).Musee at Versailles.corsage and skirt. from the picture by Mme. VijjeePhotograph by Neurdein. Blonde THE TRANSPORT OF LACE. 77 travelling in Schleswig, entries such as the following constantly appearing in hisjournal from 1609 to 1625 : Paid to a female lace-worker 28 rixdollars, to alace-seller for lace for the use of the children. In a letter to his chamberlain hespecially mentions a recent purchase, and orders in an autograph letter that out ofa piece of Tonder lace four collars of the same size and after the manner of PrinceUlriks Spanish, must be cut ; and they must contrive also to get two pairs ofmanchettes out of the same. Alas ! that dressmakers troubles had already begunat this early date. In 1647 there was a great lace-making epoch in Jutland, and the fabric was made Lace post-by men and women of the upper as well as the lower classes. The lace was entirely l?en ,.in . 1111 mi 1111 . , , . , . ocandmavia. so

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