. History of lace . French.—Two specimens bought in France as Cambrai. They are typical of Northern Frenchlaces that became naturalised in England after the French Revolution. Widths, 2^ and 3J in. Photos by A. Dryden from private collection. Plate French. Bobbin-made.—From the environs of Le Puy. Period Louis XIV. Now made and called Tluipure de Cluny. In the Mus^e Cinquantenaire, Brussels. To face pa fie 24(i AUVERGNE AND VELAY 247 produce was already reduced to 200,000 livres. The finest points de France, writes Savary, were made at Aurillac andMurat, the former alone at o
. History of lace . French.—Two specimens bought in France as Cambrai. They are typical of Northern Frenchlaces that became naturalised in England after the French Revolution. Widths, 2^ and 3J in. Photos by A. Dryden from private collection. Plate French. Bobbin-made.—From the environs of Le Puy. Period Louis XIV. Now made and called Tluipure de Cluny. In the Mus^e Cinquantenaire, Brussels. To face pa fie 24(i AUVERGNE AND VELAY 247 produce was already reduced to 200,000 livres. The finest points de France, writes Savary, were made at Aurillac andMurat, the former alone at one time producing to the annua]value of 700,000 francs (£28,000), and giving occupation tofrom 0,000 to 4,000 lace-workers. An attempt to establish a bureau for Colberts newmanufacture of points de France was at first opposed, as weread : Les trois femmes envoyees par les entrepreneurs pouretablir cette manufacture furent attaques clans les ruesdAurillac. Les ouvrieres de cette ville leur disait quellesprouvaient sen retourner, parce quelles savaient mieuxtravailler quelles. ^ The lace-makers would not give up what the intendantterms the wretched old point, which M. Henri Duref, thehistorian of the Departcment de Cantal, describes, on thecontr
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