This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... CATALOGUE. i. ITALIAN. Alb. Pleated linen, trimmed with deep flounce, collar, and cuffs of needle-point lace--" Punto tagliato a foliaml"--also known as Rose-point. The pattern is composed of repeated groups of formal scrolls bearing simple leaf and fanciful blossom devices. These latter are filled in with ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... CATALOGUE. i. ITALIAN. Alb. Pleated linen, trimmed with deep flounce, collar, and cuffs of needle-point lace--" Punto tagliato a foliaml"--also known as Rose-point. The pattern is composed of repeated groups of formal scrolls bearing simple leaf and fanciful blossom devices. These latter are filled in with open work and "modes" of small diaper and other ornament, and are further emphasised by raised work, the edge of which is variously treated with large and small scallops of "picots." These enriched portions of the design are well contrasted with the plain treatment of the scrolling stems. The details of the entire pattern are lield together by small bars or "brides," upon which are little circular devices edged with very small "picots." Italian (Venetian). About 1660. Alb, L. 5 ft. 8 in., W, with sleeves, 6 ft. 6 in.; cuff, L. 10i in.; flounce, L. 11 ft. 4 in., W. 2 ft. 9 in. (Bolckow Bequest.) 757.-90. Altar Cloth. Linen; drawn and whipped white thread work: and drawn thread and red silk work. The wider trimming of white thread drawn work is made up of a broad band having a diaper of lozenges enclosing stars, a narrow upper band, which has a pattern consisting of a continuous zig-zag band with formal tulip blossoms vertically placed between the zig-zags; and a lower narrow band of repeated reversings of a formal bell shape blossom and a sort of star ornament, connected together by S-curved stems; inserted bands of similar patterns are placed vertically in the altar cloth. Along the bottom is sewn a border in which the pattern of S-shaped leafy devices, alternately reversed, is left in the linen on a ground of red silk worked round the O 88263. 500.-3/96. Wt. 8816. A 2 threads o"f the Warp and weft to form square meshes A gimp fringe runs...
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