. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . ches. 67 VENICE POINT LACE OF THE FINEST QUALITY. Delicate garlands of roses, daisies and other flowers with leaves fall over a serrated lattice border interrupted with medallions; smaller garlands and sprigs above, in tiny raised rings, the mark of the Venice Point. Length, 37 inches; width, 7 inches. *An exhibition piece. (See Illustration.) 68 STRIP OF VENETIAN GOTHIC LACE PUNTO IN ARIA OF THE XVI CENTURY. Bobbin-made, in a Gothic pattern. Th
. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . ches. 67 VENICE POINT LACE OF THE FINEST QUALITY. Delicate garlands of roses, daisies and other flowers with leaves fall over a serrated lattice border interrupted with medallions; smaller garlands and sprigs above, in tiny raised rings, the mark of the Venice Point. Length, 37 inches; width, 7 inches. *An exhibition piece. (See Illustration.) 68 STRIP OF VENETIAN GOTHIC LACE PUNTO IN ARIA OF THE XVI CENTURY. Bobbin-made, in a Gothic pattern. The pattern is carried outwith the tape with which it was begun. See Mrs. HungerfordPollens Seven Centuries of Lace, Plate 84. Length, 3 yards, 2^/2 inches; width, 6Y2 inches.(See Illustration.) 69 OLD HONITON LACE COLLAR. Cushion-made, in two Honiton stitches, with guipure edge, in anelaborate pattern of sprays of roses and leaves with other flowersin medallions, on a mesh background, ending in a succession ofpendant single roses on stems, the bars being cushion-made. Measurement of the outer edge, 2 yards; width, 75 inches.(See Illustration.)21. No. 69. OLD HONITON LACE COLLAR 70 FLOUNCE WITH CUFFS OF MILAN POINT FOR ALB. Seventeenth Century, in a pattern of medallions with scallopededge, the entire design and mesh background, cushion-madejthe border of alternate scallops and points. Length, including cuffs, 5 yards; width, S}/2 inches.(See Illustration.) 71 ANTIQUE ALTAR PIECE OF BURATTO. A nice piece closely darned on a buratto in a broad design ofcornucopias, birds and leaves; cushion-madeedge of floral pattern. Length, 3 yards, 8 inches; width, 11 inches. 72 ALTAR PIECE OF BURATTO WITH DENTELLE EDGE. Double borders of conventional scroll pattern, enclosing floralurns. Length, 2 yards, 4 inches; width, 12 inches. 22 73 ALTAR PIECE OF HAND-WOVEN LINEN AND BURATTO. Three pieces joined with two bands of lace insertion; dentelleedge. The design of repeated candelabra, torches, e
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