Reino de Valencia," Madrid, 1797, that at Novelda a third part of the
inhabitants made lace, "more than 2000 among women and children worked
at this industry, and the natives themselves hawked these wares about
the country." Swinburne, in his "Travels in Spain in 1775," also says,
"The women of the hamlets were busy with their bobbins making lace."
Laborde writes that in 1809 the manufacture of blonde was almost
entirely confined to Cataluña. Barcelona is in the present day the great
centre of this industry in Spain; the black and white blondes which are
made chiefly for mantillas are very fine. The white laces made there are
in the style of Lille and Buckinghamshire laces, Brussels and Duchesse
laces, and Chantilly is also made to a large extent. Gold and silver
blondes were revived during the years 1830-40; and it may interest my
readers to know that the late Queen Mercedes, in her wedding trousseaux,
had a garniture de robe, mantilla included, of gold blonde.
Modern torchon laces are still made at Almagro to a very large extent.
Bed linen, even in the poorest houses, is elaborately trimmed with lace
or embroidery. Valances for beds of ravellings, point coupé and lace
work are still constantly found to decorate beds at weddings in the
provinces of Spain.
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These typographical errors were corrected by the etext transcriber:
Guadamecis are made of leather=>Guadameciles are made of leather
The French influence of the last century brought the same hions fasfor
furniture into Spain=>The French influence of the last century brought
the same fashions for furniture into Spain
gilt bronze mounting were very much used.=>gilt bronze mountings were
very much used.
It is of polished iron inlaid with gold, and most exquisite in
workmanhip.=>It is of polished iron inlaid with gold, and most exquisite
in workmanship.
A wooodcut is given opposite.=>A woodcut is given opposite.
Round the lid of of one them is a band=>Round the lid of one them is a
band
there are some which are undoubtedly still made n the locality.=>there
are some which are undoubtedly still made in the locality.
same collection are at the Museo Arquelogico, Madrid=>same collection
are at the Museo Arqueleogico, Madrid
the chaper on Arms, page 90=>the chapter on Arms, page 90
Models of the baroque or, as it is called in Spain,
_Churriguesque=>Models of the baroque or, as it is called in Spain,
_Churrigueresque
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