Lace-Making.—(After Martin de Vos.)
The triptych at Louvain is reproduced and described in detail by Van Even in his work, Louvain dans le passé et dans le présent;[[320]] it consists of five panels, the centre panel representing "La famille de Sainte Anne"; but among all the figures none, however, appear to be engaged in making lace or, indeed, in any form of needlework.
Plate XXXVI.
Flemish. Portion of Bed Cover, Bobbin-made.—First half of seventeenth century. This is said to have belonged to Philip IV. of Spain. Above the Austrian eagle and crown is the collar of the Golden Fleece. The workmanship is of great skill.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
To face page 110.
It has been suggested that the "Lace-maker making lace with bobbins on a pillow with a drawer" (alluded to by Baron Reiffenberg) in the triptych is taken from the above-mentioned engravings by Nicholas de Bruyel and Assuerus van Londonzeel, after the drawings of Martin de Vos.
The historian of the Duke of Burgundy[[321]] declares Charles the Bold to have lost his dentelles at the battle of Granson, 1476; he does not state his authority. Probably they were gold or silver, for no other exist among his relics.