Type | Lace |
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Production method | Needle lace |
Production process | Craft production |
Place of origin | Argentan, France |
Introduced | 18th century |
Argentan lace or Point d'Argentan is an 18th century needle lace from Argentan, France. Argentella is derived from Argentan. [1] [2] Argentan lace exhibits a more prominent and larger pattern in contrast to its nearest variant, Alençon lace. [1] A distinctive feature of Argentan point lace is the " bride picotée", which may have originated from early Venetian lace-making techniques. [3]
The Scuola Merletti di Burano produced needle lace inspired by the French Argentan and d’Alençon, but with characteristics of its own and new motifs. [4]