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| Border of
Mechlin Bobbin-made Lace, 3 1/4 inches wide; end of the eighteenth century. |
Linen
Collar with border and broad ends of Needle-point Venetian Lace. |
Charles of
Savoy, painted in 1852, in the Lace-edged Ruff of the period. |
Catherine
de' Medicis, by Jean Clonet (1541). It was this queen who brought with her from Italy the fashion of wearing the high collar still named after her. |
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| Christian
IV., King of Denmark, 1577-1648; by Peeter Isaakoz. |
Elizabeth
of Bourbon, painted about 1620, in the Lace-edged Ruff of the period |
Mary,
Queen of Scots, in Coif edged with purling, the narrowing edging of twisted threads. |
Francois,
Prince of Savoy-Carignan, by Van Dyck. 1634. He wears the rich lace collar and cuffs of the period. |