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English: Fig. 45.--Lappet of delicate Pillow-made Lace, Valenciennes, about 1750. The peculiarity of Valenciennes lace is the filmy cambric-like texture and the absence of any cordonnet to define the separate parts of the ornament such as is used in needlepoint lace of Alençon, and in pillow Mechlin and Brussels lace. 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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