. History of lace . HuNGARiAK. Bobbin Lace.—Latter half of nineteenth century. Widths, 6| and 2J in. Victoria and Albert IMuseum. Plate Austro-Hungarian, South Slavonian. Cuff of linen embroidered in satin stitchIN white silk. White silk bobbin lace.—Eighteenth century. Width, 7^ in. Yictoiia and Albert Museum. To face page 268. 5 WITZERL A ND 269. SWITZERLAND. Dans im vallon fort bien nomnie Travers,Seleve un iiiont, vrai sejour cles hivers.—Voltaire. In the Preface of the Xeues Modelhuch of Froschowern,^printed at Zurich (see Appendix), occurs the following :— Amongst the different ar
. History of lace . HuNGARiAK. Bobbin Lace.—Latter half of nineteenth century. Widths, 6| and 2J in. Victoria and Albert IMuseum. Plate Austro-Hungarian, South Slavonian. Cuff of linen embroidered in satin stitchIN white silk. White silk bobbin lace.—Eighteenth century. Width, 7^ in. Yictoiia and Albert Museum. To face page 268. 5 WITZERL A ND 269. SWITZERLAND. Dans im vallon fort bien nomnie Travers,Seleve un iiiont, vrai sejour cles hivers.—Voltaire. In the Preface of the Xeues Modelhuch of Froschowern,^printed at Zurich (see Appendix), occurs the following :— Amongst 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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