Book: Nuw Modelbuch (New pattern book)
Date: 1561
Nationality: Zurich, Switzerland
Pillow: domed, square, tilted at an angle, on a stand
Bobbins: large, stick-like, hanging off pillow, not many of them
Comments: This book said that lace was brought to Zurich from Italy in about 1536. I think that the lacemaker looks like a man, but perhaps the picture is not very good.
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