Ave Maria lace is a lace manufactured until the mid-19th century, largely in Dieppe.French lace, Lace of FrancePage 116: Ave Maria lace History of Hand-Made Lace Archived, ...Bobbin lace of a simple Valenciennes variety. The ground is plaited. It is chiefly made at Dieppe by the peasants, who have given it its special name... The lace is very narrow and was chiefly made by peasants, from whom the name originates.Chapter 15 arizona.eduA History of Lace By Bury PalliserLace: Its Origin and History, By Samuel L. GoldenbergA History of Hand-Made Lace, By M.F. Jackson, Page 149
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