Pictures of 16th and Early 17 Century Lace
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x Reticello Italian 16th century - Abegg, Margaret,Apropos Patterns for Embroidery, Lace and Woven Textiles (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, 1978) p. 88 x detail from Reticello Italian 16th century x detail from Reticello Italian 16th century x detail from Reticello Italian 16th century x
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x Reticella with skipped buttonhole stitch. Flemish, second half 16th century - Santina Levey, Lace, A History, (Leeds: Maney & Son, 1983) fig 36. x detail from Flemish reticella x detail from Flemish reticella x detail from Flemish reticella  
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x Band of cutwork - Flemish, second half 16th century - Santina Levey, Lace, A History, (Leeds: Maney & Son, 1983) fig 36.   detail from Flemish reticella cutwork band   detail from Flemish reticella cutwork band      
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x Cutwork band with small rosette pattern, Possibly Italian, third quarter of 16th century. Edged with bobbin lace. - Santina Levey, Lace, A History, (Leeds: Maney & Son, 1983) fig 30. x detail from reticella cutwork band x detail from reticella cutwork band   detail from reticella cutwork band x
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x Reticella with skipped buttonhole stitch on border of geometric needle lace - Probably English, early 17th century. Photographed from the back to show the base of plaited threads. - Santina Levey, Lace, A History, (Leeds: Maney & Son, 1983) fig 175. x detail from English 17th century reticella x detail from English 17th century reticella   detail from English 17th century reticella x
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