
Trimmings, pictured above left, rest on a tray of carved Victorian mother-of-pearl. Above right: Once popular among the nobility and in Paris, blonde lace derives its name from the natural hue of the silk thread used in its creation.

Trimmings, pictured above left, rest on a tray of carved Victorian mother-of-pearl. Above right: Once popular among the nobility and in Paris, blonde lace derives its name from the natural hue of the silk thread used in its creation.