. History of lace . Russian.—The upper piece of lace is needle-point a brides picotees. Modern reproduction of a sixteenth century design. Width, 3g Saxon.—The lo\Yer x^iece bobbin-made by the peasants of the Erzgebirge. Nineteenth century Victoria and Albert Museum Width, 3i in. Plate Russian.—Old bobbin-made with coloured silk outlines. The property of Madame Pogoskv. Photo by A. Dry den. To face page 276. 5 WEDEN 277 north who thus embroidered the christening robe of herchikl by stealth in the kitchen, fearing to be caught byher visitors—cookery had in those days prec
. History of lace . Russian.—The upper piece of lace is needle-point a brides picotees. Modern reproduction of a sixteenth century design. Width, 3g Saxon.—The lo\Yer x^iece bobbin-made by the peasants of the Erzgebirge. Nineteenth century Victoria and Albert Museum Width, 3i in. Plate Russian.—Old bobbin-made with coloured silk outlines. The property of Madame Pogoskv. Photo by A. Dry den. To face page 276. 5 WEDEN 277 north who thus embroidered the christening robe of herchikl by stealth in the kitchen, fearing to be caught byher visitors—cookery had in those days precedence overembroidery. Among the lioards of this child, born 1755,was found a most exquisite collection of old Tonder lace,embracing all the varieties made by her mother and herself,from the thick Flemish to the finest needle-point. The fashion of cut-work still prevails in Denmark, wherecollars and cuffs, decorated with stars, crosses, and othermediaeval designs, are exposed in the shop-windows ofCopenhagen for sale—the work of poor gentlewomen, who,by their needle, thus add a few dollars yearly to theirincome. From 1830 dates the decline of the Tonder lace. Cottonthread was introduced, and the quality of the fabric wasdeteriorated.^^ The lace schools were given up ; and theflourishing state o
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