I think I joined in 1996 as I see Diane joined in 1995 and she introduced
Arachne to me.
I get the digest version of Lace and it has been very quiet and the last
digest was very short. I thought a digest was generated when it reached a
certain number of characters sent in by individual emails, but
Devon,
Could it have been a typo? I find myself saying "eighteenth century" if I'm
thinking hard about dates that begin with "eighteen" -- i.e. the nineteenth
century. Simple mistake?
Or is it written in multiple places?
Nancy
Connecticut, USA
Devon Thein wrote:
... The previous catalogers
Hello everyone,
Devon and I have been discussing this mantilla in person today and I showed
her this handy little PDF from the V on lace identification which I
thought you might all enjoy. Not as thorough as Earnshaw of course but
still great.
Here's the link:
Hello.
Blonde is made with cloth stitch and Chantilly with half stitch.
Devon, I can tell you something on mantillas because I have collected them
and now there is an exhibition of them in a German lace Museu.
MarÃa Greil
El mar., 7 de mayo de 2019 18:46, Lbuyred escribió:
> I am wondering
Dear Devon,
I realize that all those with Gmail will not receive this, but this is the
best way for me to reply.
Do you still have a lace contact at The Hispanic Society of America, in New
York City? Perhaps they will be the best resource for you. And, have you
taken a look at the vintage lace
I am wondering what the difference is between black blonde and Chantilly?
Liz R, Raleigh NC
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> From: Devon Thein
> Here is the link
>
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/215375?=All
y=Relevance=08.219=0=20pos=1
>
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We have a piece of black blonde which appears to be made into a skirt of
the 1890s. It may have started life as a mantilla or mantillas. The piece
is cataloged as 18th century. But, I feel that black point ground lace was
more a lace of the 19th century. It has large motifs which was a popular
