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Plate LXI. TWO BORDERS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE A RÉSEAU, CALLED POINT D'ALENÇON

In the border small compartments are treated with modes or à jours and occasional brides picotées: a buttonhole-stitch cordonnet outlines every detail of the pattern.

4 ft. 8 in.

Alençon, about 1710

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