Lace
19th century lace
Lace is a fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. Lace is very lightweight and open, and the patterns usually have many holes and frills.
Lace is made by knitting, crocheting and weaving.
Lace Media
Square Lace "Sampler," 1800-1825, Brooklyn Museum
Unknown Holland painter, Portrait of woman, 17th century, National Gallery of Armenia
Early lace on a fragment of The Virgin and Child by Hans Memling.
- Black "Illusion" dress. The dress is decorated with a floral pattern and has three ribbons on the front, covering fasteners. Half-length coat of black Carrickmacross lace. 1966 Spring/Summer Collection
Portrait of an Unknown Lady. Florentine School, 1571. National Trust.
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman in Brown with a Lace Collar by Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Portrait of Nicolaes Hasselaer by Frans Hals, c. 1627. Rijksmuseum.
Fashion and Lace Museum, Brussels, Belgium.
Needle lace, showing button hole stitch
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Other websites
- Encajes Fino de Beny[dead link]
- Csetneki Hungarian Lace Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Hungarian Lace Archived 2007-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
