piavigny's

Updated: May 14, 2025

The Irish ladies ought to circulate Madame de Piavigny's exquisite Lime d'Heures, with its incomparable illustrations by Carot and Meaulle, drawn from the lace work of all ages and countries, as a tonic against despair in respect to this industry. In one of the large rooms of her own house, Lady de Vesci has established and superintends a school of carving for the children of poor tenants.

William Henry Hurlbert - Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)