Pondevenis, pondivenis

(fr. point de Venise) – Venetian lace; Italian needle lace imported to Poland from the mid-17th century. Its production began around 1620 in Venice, and it was one of the most desired and thus quite expensive laces among European fashionistas. It had a delicate floral pattern interwoven with raised floral motifs. It came in a few variations – a heavy and thick floral gros point, a much more delicate point de neige, and a flat, less popular point plat. From 1680, when Jean-Baptiste Colbert established a lace manufactory at his estate in Alençon, needle lace was also crafted in France. It quickly gained popularity as point de France, characterized by small, regularly repeating floral motifs. From 1730, a new type of lace, Argantella, was produced, featuring a delicate Alençon-style mesh resembling buttonholes, on which floral motifs, branches, and leaves were arranged.

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