Point de Gaze lace
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Description
A delicate, high quality needlepoint lace often made with rose motifs. Point de Gaze lace, or rose point lace, was made in Belgium. The design, popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, was a revival of the earlier 17th century Venetian rose point pattern.
Synonyms and Related Terms
rose point lace; rosepoint lace; Brussels point a l'aiguille; Brussels rose point lace
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Resources and Citations
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985