. History of lace. Brussels. Flounce, Bobbin-made.—Late seventeenth, century. Given by Madame deMaintenon to Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambrai. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Height, 2 ft. 2 in. To face page 146. FRANCE TO LOUIS XIV 145 €Ourt, and the Church soon adopted the prevailing taste forthe decoration of her altars and her prelates.^^ The ruff is finally discarded and replaced by the ^ colrabattu, with its deep-scalloped border of point. The manchettes a revers are trimmed in the same manner,^nd the fashion even extends to the tops of the boots. Ofthese lace-trimmed boots the favo
. History of lace. Brussels. Flounce, Bobbin-made.—Late seventeenth, century. Given by Madame deMaintenon to Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambrai. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Height, 2 ft. 2 in. To face page 146. FRANCE TO LOUIS XIV 145 €Ourt, and the Church soon adopted the prevailing taste forthe decoration of her altars and her prelates.^^ The ruff is finally discarded and replaced by the ^ colrabattu, with its deep-scalloped border of point. The manchettes a revers are trimmed in the same manner,^nd the fashion even extends to the tops of the boots. Ofthese lace-trimmed boots the favourite, Cinq-Mars, left threehundred pairs at his death, 1642. From his portrait, after Fig. Cixm-MARS.—or. de Versailles.) Lenain, which hangs m the Gallery of Versailles, we give-one of these boots (Fig. ^^), and his rich collerette of Pointde Genes (Fig. ^1). The garters, now w^orn like a scarf round the knee, havethe ends adorned with point. A large rosette of lace■completes the costume of the epoch (Fig. 68). ^2 A point de Venise,alb, of rose point, said to be of this period, is inTitiie Musee de Cluny. I. 146 HISTORY OF LACE Gold lace shared the favour of the thread fabric odgloves,^^ garters and shoes.^* De large taftas la jartiere pareeAux bouts de demy-pied de dentelle doree. ^^ The cuffs, collars of the ladies either falling back orrising behind their shoulders in double tier, caps, aprons Fiof. 67.
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