The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28
AR 7

$50 Is shown in Case xxi Tb,s
f1emish fabric dating from tho a..
halt OF the eighteenth century ana hss
a symmetrical pattern of foraI nas
,eal forms. No; 80, in the same case
Is an interesting strip of early seven
teenth century Italian bobbin Iaco =,
the pointed type such as edged ,ha
elaborate neck rufus Of the period tn
pattern. which is inverted. ia rnado SO
OF archaic human figures and pelican.
placed on either side of a central sto,,,
or tree motive.
In fiat table case mo. xX11r, ~
OF the gems of the collection mo eOl
Is seen in the founce of point A.
france. In the style of Berain. ~ NO,
from an actual design of the mas,or
this hounce illustrates the best ner,oa
of the French fabric as deveIoned ~
der Colbert, Minister of Finance md.
Louis XIV. Its gracefully balanced
pattern of delicate architectural a.
vices combined with semi-natura,
floral forms is familiar to all lace s,r'
dents from the Illustrations of a frag-
ment of this same pattern in TIA
-'~-SNV hCo al 70
Two founces of point d'Angleterr.
occupy the central case, No. XIV
NO. 81, SOME seven yards in length
mas charming pattern Of vertical
floral sprays combined with set hon.
quets designed In the style OF PIle.
nent; the foxgloves especially with
their pointed caps rejecting the Chi
Eoiserie motives of this artists Wort,
No. 92, narrower fiounce Of the sama
technique, has the field divided into
Hedallions by undulating bands q,
open mesh framing formal bouquets
NO. SO, in Case XIV, is a deem
founce of Venetian, an example OF the
first half Of the seventeenth century
This shows the fully developed punto
In aria antedating the highly accen.
tuated relief of the later gros point IA
Nenise. Few complete specimens OF
this type in such excellent condition
have survived.
The ffounce Of point de France in
Case XVI. mo. 94) may be readily
Gated, as'its almost exact counterpar,
appears In the portrait of Cardinal
Gsspard de Vintimille painted by Hvs.
S-hehS IiBduu, WHO uleu IN lI43. Its
ornate pattern of highly conventional
palmettes and leaves branching from
a central motive shows the large hex.
aeonal mesh OF brides picotees charac-
teristic of the finest points de France
No. 50, in the same case, is a narrow
strip of point d'Alencon, an exquisite
fabric of delicate stitchery dating from
the second quarter of the eighteenth
century, while No. 96 is band Of fat
Venetian with clear cut Italian scroll
pattern.
Another deep flounce of bobbin lace
mo. sd in Case XVII. has field OF
broken scrolls combined with delight
fully naive figure motives-a sprighty
dog. a dainty bird. and a harlequin
sporting a feather in his pointed cap
end wearing a delectable neck ruche
A similar piece in the Liedts collection
at the Gruuthuus in Bruges is desig-
mated as a native fabric. In the
eighteenth century the Brussels
needlepoint had none of the charm OF
the French work of the same period.
which is probably due TO the fact that
expert Flemish workers confined
themselves to the pillow work which
had an established market and only
Occasional lacemakers attempted the
needlepoint, the patterns usually sug-
costing rather amateurish draughts.
manship.