Argentella
Argentella and Argentan lace 18th century | |
| Type | Lace |
|---|---|
| Production method | Needle lace |
| Production process | Craft production |
| Place of origin | Genoa, Italy or France |
| Introduced | c. 1700 to 1730 |
Argentella is a type of needle lace derived from Argentan lace,[1] with a Rosacé ground, a "striking ground of tiny webs."[1] The lace was used for lappets and flounces, examples of which can be found in European museum collections.[2]
Argentella: A French needle lace made also at Abbisola in Italy. Developed from Argentan with Rosacé ground.[3]
Argentella. A name given to a lace made in Genoa [Italy], but worked much like [the French] Point d'Alençon.[4]
argentella lace[:] An early, white needlepoint lace made in Italy. Similar to the Alençon lace, but made with flat cordonnet. The patterns are delicate and spread over a net ground with small dots at the corners.[5]
Argentella. ...a variant of point d'Alençon, which has a large mesh with a six-sided dot in the centre. This dotted réseau is known as fond de neige, and œil de perdrix, also as réseau rosaceé.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Brooke, Margaret L. (1925). Lace in the making with bobbins and needle. Boni. p. 138. Retrieved 29 April 2011. [ISBN unspecified].
- ^ Gwynne, Judyth L. (1997). The illustrated dictionary of lace (1. publ ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-7821-1.
- ^ Brooke (1925), p.146.
- ^ Mollett, John William (1883). An Illustrated Dictionary of Words Used in Art and Archaeology, p.23. London: Gilbert and Rivington, Limited. [ISBN unspecified].
- ^ Tortora, Phyllis G.; and Johnson, Ingrid (2013). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, p.24. 8th edition. A&C Black. ISBN 9781609015350.
- ^ Head, R. E. (1922). The Lace & Embroidery Collector, p.49. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company. [ISBN unspecified].