Encyclopædia Britannica. Art. Costume. Sixteenth century.
Crown lace—so called from the pattern being worked on a succession of crowns sometimes intermixed with acorns or roses. A relic of this lace may still be found in the "faux galon" sold by the German Jews, for the decoration of fancy dresses and theatrical purposes. It is frequently mentioned. We have:—
"12 yards laquei, called crown lace of black gold and silk."—G. W. A. Eliz. 4 & 5.
"18 yards crown lace purled with one wreath on one side."—Ibid. 5 & 6.
"11 virgis laquei Byas."—Ibid. 29 & 30.
Hemming and edging 8 yards of ruff of cambric with white lace called hollow lace, and various entries of Spanish lace, Fringe, Black chain, Diamond, knotted, hollow, and others, are scattered through the earlier Wardrobe Accounts of Queen Elizabeth.