. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Madame Verbiest, by Gonzales Coqnes. 1664. One of the firstpictorial representations of straight-edged lace which by thistime rivalled the early scalloped edges in popular favour. In 1594, 1600, 1601, and 1606, Henri IV., his successor, made otherSumptuary laws and abided by them himself, wearing a doublet of taffetywithout either trimming or lace ; and Sully, his minister, prohibited under pain of
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Madame Verbiest, by Gonzales Coqnes. 1664. One of the firstpictorial representations of straight-edged lace which by thistime rivalled the early scalloped edges in popular favour. In 1594, 1600, 1601, and 1606, Henri IV., his successor, made otherSumptuary laws and abided by them himself, wearing a doublet of taffetywithout either trimming or lace ; and Sully, his minister, prohibited under pain of corporal punishment any dealings withforeign lace merchants. It is necessary,he said, to rid ourselves of our neighboursgoods which deluge the country. As long as Marie de Medicis lived, the The Medicisupstanding collar worn at the back of the collar, whichdress, which still bears the name of the lfj5LS0Medicis collar, was used with its edgings was introof fine lace. The ruin of the nobles onaccount of their extravagance in dressbecoming imminent, in 1613 the Queenpublished the Reglement pour les super-fluids des habits, in which the wearing of lace and embroidery was Italian-made Bobbin Lace, 6+ inches wide,about 1650, showing the change fromthe Vandyked to the straight edgewhich took place at that period. duced in the17th century. 26 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. In a curious collection of costumes of the period made by M. de Bonnard(Bibliotheque Nationale), the enormously extravagant use of lace may be seen. In one portrait the corsage, •which is decollete, is trimmed with PointdAngleterre, the brocaded train with rich braid ; in front, a petticoat, madeentirely of Point de France, is displayed. The shoulders are covered with a capewith double flounce of Point dAngleterre, and on the head is worn a hat of fineValenciennes guipure, wired and drawn. It was at this time that many of the old pattern books were printed, no fewerthan six at Lyons, and many editions of V
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