. History of lace . ry of their origin may be they have been considered French, sometimesFlemish, and sometimes Italian. [See the specimens of tape-lace in the Catalogue of the lace in the Victoria and AlbertMuseum, p. 49, by A. S. Cole.] (Plate XXXVIII.) (BRABANT). More subtile web Arachne cannot spin.—Spenser. From Lisle I came to Brussels, where most of the fine laces are made yousee worn in England. Lord Chesterfield, 1741. At what period the manufacture of Brussels lace commencedwe are ignorant; but, judging from the earlier patterns, itmay be placed at the
. History of lace . ry of their origin may be they have been considered French, sometimesFlemish, and sometimes Italian. [See the specimens of tape-lace in the Catalogue of the lace in the Victoria and AlbertMuseum, p. 49, by A. S. Cole.] (Plate XXXVIII.) (BRABANT). More subtile web Arachne cannot spin.—Spenser. From Lisle I came to Brussels, where most of the fine laces are made yousee worn in England. Lord Chesterfield, 1741. At what period the manufacture of Brussels lace commencedwe are ignorant; but, judging from the earlier patterns, itmay be placed at the beginning of the sixteenth ancient churches of Brabant possess, it is said, manyprecious specimens, the gifts of munificent princes who haveat all periods shown a predilection for Brussels lace, and inevery w^ay promoted its manufac^ture. In usage it is termed ^ These dogs were of large size, and Thej also conveyed tobacco. Tlieiible to carry from 22 to 26 lbs. Swiss dogs smuggle watches. Plate Brussels. Point dAngleterre a Brides. Crown op a Cap.—Last half of seventeenth century. The property of Mr. Arthur Blackborne. Plate XXXVIII.
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