Twentieth-century lace

Name/Title

Twentieth-century lace

Entry/Object ID

NK9410.P42 1975

Description

This book shows the different kinds of lace and lace projects from different countries.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sandra Wapner

Notes

Gift of Sandra Wapner, February 2024.

Lexicon

Search Terms

lace and lace making

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Ernst Erik Pfannschmidt

Publisher

Scribner

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

1975

ISBN

0684143755, 9780684143750

LCCN

75004398

Notes

Length: 216

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Lace-making, new and old -- The rebirth of hand-made lace: Italy -- Development in Belgium -- Lace in England -- Lace in Germany -- Lace in Eastern Europe -- Fashion as patron -- Threads used in lace-making -- The emergence of bobbin lace -- The technique of bobbin lace -- Needlemade lace -- Tulle lace -- Lace in context -- From ornament to structure -- The classification of contemporary lace.