History of Lace

by Mrs. Bury Palliser

Italian, Venetian. Needle-made.—Very raised and padded. First half of eighteenth century. Width, 3¼ in.

Plate XVII.

Italian, Milanese. Bobbin-made.—Early eighteenth century. Width, 5¾ in.

Photos by A. Dryden from private collections.

To face page 63

"This collar was sculptured by my lady

In bas reliefs such as Arachne

And she who conquered her could ne'er excel.