Plate LXV. THREE PATTERNS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE À RÉSEAU, CALLED POINT D'ALENÇON
The ornamental design is mainly confined to the border, the réseau being sprinkled with dots, called pois or sometimes larmes (hence the expression semé de larmes).
Together 7 ft. 6 in.
Alençon, late 18th century
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Plate LXVI. TWO PATTERNS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE À RÉSEAU, CALLED POINT D'ALENÇON
The main ornamentation is along the border. The ground is semé de pois and little sprays, after the style of other such small devices, some of which gave rise to the term semé de larmes.
Together 9 ft. 10 in.