. History of lace . tissue, faced at the bot-tom before with pink-coloured satiii,trimmed with silver point dEspagne.—Letters of the Countess of Hartfordto the Countess of Pom fret, 1740. Marquis de la Gombardiere, 1634,Notiveau Beglement General desFinances, etc. H -1 100 HISTORY OF LACE This gold point dEspagne was much fabricated for homeconsumption. The oldest banner of the Inquisition—thatof Valladolid—is described as bordered with real pointdEspagne, of a curious Gothic (geometric) design. At theAuto-da-fe, the grandees of Spain and officers of the HolyOffice marched attired in cloaks, w
. History of lace . tissue, faced at the bot-tom before with pink-coloured satiii,trimmed with silver point dEspagne.—Letters of the Countess of Hartfordto the Countess of Pom fret, 1740. Marquis de la Gombardiere, 1634,Notiveau Beglement General desFinances, etc. H -1 100 HISTORY OF LACE This gold point dEspagne was much fabricated for homeconsumption. The oldest banner of the Inquisition—thatof Valladolid—is described as bordered with real pointdEspagne, of a curious Gothic (geometric) design. At theAuto-da-fe, the grandees of Spain and officers of the HolyOffice marched attired in cloaks, with black and whitecrosses, edged with this gold lace. Silver point dEspagnewas also worn on the uniform of the Maestranza, a body ofnobility formed into an order of chivalry at Seville, Ronda,Valencia and Granada. Even the saints were rigged out,especially St. Anthony, at Valencia, whose laced costume,periwig and ruffles are described as glorious. Point dEspagne was likewise made in France, introduced Fi. Old Spanish Pillow-Lace. by one Simon C-hatelain, a Huguenot, about 159G, in returnfor which good services he received more protection than hisadvanced opinions warranted. Colbert, becoming ministerin 1662, guaranteed to Simon his safety—a boon alreadyrefused to many by the intolerant spirit of the times. Hedied in 1675, having amassed a large fortune. That thefabric prospered, the following entry in the wardrol)eaccounts of the Duke de Ponthievre, 1732, gives proof :-^ Un bord de Point dEspagne dor de Paris, a fonds de ^^ Eighty cliildren and grandchil- testantr, par M. ]\I. Haag. Paris, <lren attended his funeral in defiance 1846-59. of the Edict of 19th Sept., 1664, and -3 Garderobe de S. A. S. Mgr. le Due were heavily fined.—La France Fro- de PeuthievTe. Arch. Nat. K. K. 390-1. Plate XXXI.
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