Machine-made net is not quite that early (1779). The earliest machine net
was about 50-60 years later.
In 1769 the stocking-machine from Frost still could make ground. So it's not
so impossible that this gauze/gaze was machine made.
Ilske
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I imagine it is lace made with machine-made ground, or gauze. (gaze
in French). Workers only had to make the motifs to apply to the gauze...
Clay
Machine-made net is not quite that early (1779). The earliest machine net
was about
Thanks to everyone who responded.
Based on the replies I've gotten so far, I'm going with the notion that
the letter refers to a needle lace appliqued to machine-made net, the
Brussels Needlepoint lace that according to my sources was the basis
for the 1860's resurrection called point de
I hope someone can help me.
On p. 48 of Dentelles Normandes: La Blonde de Caen there is a quote
from a letter dated March, 1779. The writer is trying to persuade
someone to persuade the queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, to buy more
blonde lace. Apparently she prefers something called gaze,
