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English: Fig. 2.--CORNER OF A BED-COVER OF PILLOW-MADE LACE OF A TAPE-LIKE TEXTURE WITH CHARACTERISTICS IN THE TWISTED AND

PLAITED THREADS RELATING THE WORK TO ITALIAN "MERLETTI A PIOMBINI OR EARLY ENGLISH "BONE LACE." Possibly made in Flanders or Italy during the early part of the 17th or at the end of the 16th century. The design includes the Imperial double-headed eagle of Austria with the ancient crown of the German Empire. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Lace.
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 16.
Author Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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