- Argentan lace
Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is a
needle lace from the 18th century.
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Argentan lace — ▪ lace French Point D argentan, lace made at the French town of Argentan from the 17th century, when Louis XIV s minister Jean Baptiste Colbert founded the lace industry. Characteristic of this lace is a net background consisting of a large… … Universalium
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