Seven centuries of lace . Plate LXVI. TWO PATTERNS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE A RESEAU, CALLED POINT DALENgON The main ornamentation is along the border. The ground is seme de pois and little sprays, after the style of othersuch small devices, some of which gave rise to the term sem6 de larmes. Together g ft. lo in. Alenfon, late iSlh century. Plate LXVII. CAPE OF NEEDLE-POINT CALLED POINT DALEN^ON (much reduced in size) This piece shows two sizes of mesh in the rescaux : the large forms the main ground, scni6 de larmos, whilst the finer is introducedas a mode in the border of pointed leafy forms. 5

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Seven centuries of lace . Plate LXVI. TWO PATTERNS OF NEEDLE-POINT LACE A RESEAU, CALLED POINT DALENgON The main ornamentation is along the border. The ground is seme de pois and little sprays, after the style of othersuch small devices, some of which gave rise to the term sem6 de larmes. Together g ft. lo in. Alenfon, late iSlh century. Plate LXVII. CAPE OF NEEDLE-POINT CALLED POINT DALEN^ON (much reduced in size) This piece shows two sizes of mesh in the rescaux : the large forms the main ground, scni6 de larmos, whilst the finer is introducedas a mode in the border of pointed leafy forms. 5 ft. 3 in. x 5 J in.

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