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DROCHEL [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
DEF

A name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace ... very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.

CONT

A shaped berthe ... of fine old Brussels lace, of a later period, with the real old Brussels ground called drochel ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

De nombreux noms désignent la dentelle de bruxelles et soulignent sa grande diversité [...] le célèbre fond drochel : fond à mailles hexagonales d’une extrême finesse réalisées aux fuseaux et constituant le décor principal des châles, étoles, manchettes et autres [...]

Spanish

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