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taken from paintings.
The lace that is shown as decoration sewn onto the rich silk skirts, petticoats
and bodices are all metal laces, gold or silver. In period what is nowadays
called braid or metal braid or gold braid, the decoration that is on uniforms,
was called lace as well, so that an officer's coat was 'laced'.
Some skirts or petticoats
show braiding as well, and when this is the case it appears to be silk
ribbons, most often black and in different widths.
Not
a lace but a black braid, probably a silk braid. A more unusual form
of decoration. |
A
beautiful straight edged open worked gold bobbin lace. |
Broad
gold lace which appears to have small scallops at one side. |
Straight
edged gold lace. |
Darker
gold lace, which might be a parchment lace though. |
Very broad gold lace which runs down edge to edge in the centre of
the skirt. |
Broad
gold lace with an interesting design which appears to be diamond shaped. |
Lovely
broad silver lace with large scallops, worn by Catherine of Braganza
in the portrait which was done shortly before her wedding to Charles
II. She is still wearing the Portuguese fashion of farthingale in
the portrait, a fashion about which the English laughed. |
Narrow
gold lace. |
Combination
of broad and narrow gold lace on skirt and bodice. |
Straight edged gold lace. |
Broad
gold lace in a darker colour. |
Interesting
decoration of very narrow silk ribbons perfectly placed parallel. |
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