Plate LVI. CAP OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE À RÉSEAU
The design consists of a waved open ornamental riband device crossing a spray of conventional flowers. This lace may be distinguished from Alençon by the use of a single thread instead of a buttonholed stitch in the cordonnet as well as by the make and lay of the meshed ground, point de Venise à réseau. The style of the design is borrowed from the French of the latter part of the 17th century.
2 ft. 8 in. × 6 in.
Venetian, late 17th century
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Plate LVII. A BORDER OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE, VENETIAN POINT À RÉSEAU
The leading masses of the pattern undulate, and between the undulations are either conventional leaves or flowers filled in with simple diaper modes and more openly arranged brides picotées.
3 ft. 5 in.