. History of lace. Hungarian. Bobbin Lace.—Latter^half of nineteenth century Yictoria and Albert ]\Iuseum. Widths, 61 and 2^ in. Plate AUSTRO-HUNGAEIAN, SOUTH SLAVONIAN. CUFP OF LINEN EMBEOIDEEED IN SATIN STITCH IN WHITE SILK. White SILK BOBBIN LACE.—Eighteenth CBiituiy. Width, 7| in. Victoria and Albert INIuseum. To face 2Mge 268. 5 WITZERLAND 269^ SWITZEKLAND. Dans un vallon fort bien noinnie Travers,Seleve un mont, vrai sejour des hirers.—Voltaire. In the Preface of the Neues Modelhuch of Froscliowern^printed at Zurich (see Appendix), occurs the following :— x\mongst the different ar
. History of lace. Hungarian. Bobbin Lace.—Latter^half of nineteenth century Yictoria and Albert ]\Iuseum. Widths, 61 and 2^ in. Plate AUSTRO-HUNGAEIAN, SOUTH SLAVONIAN. CUFP OF LINEN EMBEOIDEEED IN SATIN STITCH IN WHITE SILK. White SILK BOBBIN LACE.—Eighteenth CBiituiy. Width, 7| in. Victoria and Albert INIuseum. To face 2Mge 268. 5 WITZERLAND 269^ SWITZEKLAND. Dans un vallon fort bien noinnie Travers,Seleve un mont, vrai sejour des hirers.—Voltaire. In the Preface of the Neues Modelhuch of Froscliowern^printed at Zurich (see Appendix), occurs the following :— x\mongst the different arts we must not forget one whichhas been followed in our country for twenty-five was introduced in 1536 by merchants fromItaly and Venice. Many women, seeing a means of liveli-hood in such work, quickly learned it, and reproduced lacewith great skill. They first copied old patterns, but soonwere enabled to invent new ones of great beauty. Theindustry spread itself about the country, and was carried tOgreat perfection : it was found to be one specially suitablefor women, and brought in good profits. In the beginni
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