History of Lace

by Mrs. Bury Palliser

He loves, I whisper to myself, he loves!"

Fig. 62.

Mechlin.—(Formerly belonging to H. M. Queen Charlotte.)

It was the favourite lace of Queen Charlotte (Fig. 62) and of the Princess Amelia. Napoleon I. was also a great admirer of this fabric, and when he first saw the light Gothic tracery of the cathedral spire of Antwerp, he exclaimed, "C'est comme de la dentelle de Malines."

Plate XL.

Mechlin.—Three specimens of last half of eighteenth century.

Victoria and Albert Museum.	Photos by A. Dryden from Mrs. Ellis' Collection.
Width, 5 in.	Width, 4 ½ in.	Width, 4 in.

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