The Art of Modern Lace-Making with RELATED EPHEMERA

London and New York: The Butterick Publishing Co. (Limited), 1893. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 11" X 8". 125pp. Bound in black textured printed paper, with spine backed in thin cloth. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges binding, with small tears to spine. Hinges tender; binding shaken, but remains sound. Laid in are several folded period hand-drawn lace patterns, as well as newspaper clippings and a blank order form. A presentable 1893 printing of this guide to lace-making by the Butterick Publishing Company, founded by Ebenezer Butterick to distribute the first graded sewing patterns. By 1867, it had released its first magazine, Ladies Quarterly of Broadway Fashions, followed by The Metropolitan in 1868. These magazines contained patterns and fashion news. In the spring of 1867, E. Butterick and Co. began publishing Ladies Quarterly of Broadway Fashions. In 1868, the monthly magazine The Metropolitan began publication. Both magazines were aimed at women and served as a means to sell Butterick paper patterns via mail order. In 1873, the two magazines were merged into a single publication, The Delineator. The magazine served as a marketing tool for Butterick patterns and discussed fashion and fabrics, including advice for home sewists.