A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Lace in the South Kensington Museum, 1881 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Introduction. (by the late Mrs. Bury Palliser, with additions by Mr. Alan S. Cole.) lace making, as expressed in a primitive arrangement of threads plaited, twisted, tied, or looped, is found with nations in their early stages of development, as are the beating of metal, the cutting or shaping of wood, and similar handicrafts.

But it takes its rank as a production of Fine Art, when the plaiting, twisting, or looping becomes the interpreter of ornamental forms. The collection of Laces of which this Catalogue is descriptive, is restricted chiefly to White thread Laces. It illustrates to a large extent the ornamental aspect of lace making.

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