Antique Print-EMBROIDERY-HENRY III-FRANCE-Lacroix-1868

Price: € 37,50

Subject: Plate: 'Dentelle Italienne en fil d'or.' (Italian gold thread embroidery.) This plate shows Italian gold thread embroidery with the coat of arms of Henry III.

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image.

Medium: Original chromolithographs on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18.5 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 13 x 19 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.3 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 5.1 x 7.5 inch.

Part Number: 12978

Location: C154-15

Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Moeurs, Usages et Costumes au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance.' (Customs, habits and costumes of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.), by Paul Lacroix, published in Paris, France, 4th. ed. 1874. First ed. from 1868.

Artists and Engravers: Paul Lacroix (1806-1884), French author and journalist. He is best known under his pseudonym of P.L. Jacob, bibliophile, or Bibliophile Jacob. The lithographs are by F. Kellerhoven.