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Title: Seven centuries of lace
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Pollen, Maria Margaret, d. 1919
Subjects: Lace and lace making -- History
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann New York : The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Plate LXXIV. PART OF FULL-SI/E COTTA OF NET WITH LARGE FLOWERPATTERN DARNED IN SILK INTO IT The work is very evenly done French, about 1830 • - :^y^. ^.^/A^^r ^ ■ ■ -■-:• =^1^ ^ >->■ . ■^■^iLS,- v?;^;/;fl/: . ■■ . -^ -.^ •*.y,.W -^s*^ zr^.-i ^Z%d^ rr^ :^_;^ifeai^_ :,.M- ■-/Hr-.^ i^j^. 1^ •■/->«a r^/. Plate LXXV. A SPECIMEN OF THE EMBROIDERED MUSLIN WORK CALLED TONDER LACE This is formed of two thicknesses of mushn sewn in different patterns by the needle; in places the second thickness of muslin is cut away when the needle-work is completed. The design is composed of leaf and floral ornaments gracefully shaped and somewhat French in style 12 in. X 8 in. Danish, i8lk century
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Plate LXXVI. TWO SPECIMENS OF THE EMBROIDERED MUSLIN WORK CALLED TONDER LACE In No. I only one thickness of muslin is employed : the thicker looking parts the toil^ result from the passing of very evenly darned threads at the back of itIn No. 2 two thicknesses of muslin are used. The floral forms, much more slender than in No. i, are defined with astout thread cordonnet. Together 5 ft. 10 in. Danish, i8th century :im.-^^wif>frf tSiiii \. i.^^-^ •M ♦♦ »-**-^*« ■■^^■■ s ■ I ==^i^Si»—■ ^^^-. -isiiii;^ Plate LXXVII. THREE PATTERNS OF MUSLIN LACE From German Bohrmia. Two thicknesses of muslin are used. Together 7 It. I a/A century

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