Point and pillow lace : a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them
A late nineteenth-century London guide to lace, published by J. Murray and written by Mary Sharp, meant for collectors and readers who need to tell lace types apart. The plates show lace samples photographed against dark grounds, including blonde, Honiton-style, English cut work, and Early Valenciennes lappets, with their pattern structures clearly visible for designers studying openwork textile ornament.
