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Morning Modelbuch (6/12/2019) Silk altar cloth with gold bobbin lace dated 1660. http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=403583 Patterns from _Le Pompe_ by the de…

One of the standard surveys of historical embroidery, _A Book of Old Embroidery_ published in 1921, edited by Geoffrey Holme.…

Morning Modelbuch (6/11/2019) 16th century Venetian bobbin lace insertion. Accession #20.186.97 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/220907 _Nuw modelbuoch: Allerley gattungen dantelschnur_ dated 1561. The…

Morning Modelbuch (6/10/2019) Another of Marian Hague’s plates at the Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/120044083 Pattern from Elizabetta Catanea Parasole _Teatro delle nobili…

Another of the books published by Carmela Testa. This is book #3 in the series. _Italian Drawn Work and Antique…

Today’s book is book #1 of a series of books by Carmela Testa, _Variety Italian Cut Work and Filet Lace_…

Morning Modelbuch (6/9/2019) Looking at the fabric in this painting by Jacopo Zucchi, Portrait of a Young Lady dated around…

Morning Modelbuch (6/7/2019) Incomplete items are interesting. I thought I would share some pages held by the British Museum and…