Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is an 18th century needle lace from Argentan, France. Argentella is derived from Argentan.[1][2] Argentan lace exhibits a more prominent and larger pattern in contrast to its nearest variant, Alençon lace.[1] A distinctive feature of Argentan point lace is the "bride picotée", which may have originated from early Venetian lace-making techniques.[3]
The Scuola Merletti di Burano produced needle lace inspired by the French Argentan and d’Alençon, but with characteristics of its own and new motifs.[4]
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References
- ^ a b Jackson, Emily (1900). A History of Hand-made Lace: Dealing with the Origin of Lace, the Growth of the Great Lace Centres, the Mode of Manufacture, the Methods of Distinguishing and the Care of Various Kinds of Lace. L.U. Gill. p. 113.
- ^ Brooke, Margaret L. (1925). Lace in the making with bobbins and needle. Boni. p. 138. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ PALLISER, Fanny Bury (1875). A History of Lace ... Second edition. With a bibliography. Sampson Low&Company. p. 178.
- ^ "Needlepoint Lace (Punto Argentan) - 1936.253 Cleveland Museum of Art". www.clevelandart.org. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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