I have encountered four pieces called Redano lace from Spain. They were originally from a collection of a man with some expertise in Spanish lace. I am trying to get a handle on what Redano is. It seems it is considered the same as caul lace, and caul lace is netting. Rather than being the name of a place of origin, it would appear that Redano means interior tissue as of a human or animal, the way caul does.
It seems to have a square mesh, although the mesh is not always made the same way. It seems to have a design of a lotus tree, sometimes with birds on each side. In some cases it looks like Antwerp laces with what I believe are chrysanthemum. Arguably the designs in the larger, coarser pieces are derived from the earlier more defined floral designs. The pieces that I have encountered form the design elements with a large tape. The tape runs along one side before traveling into the motives. There is a lot of square plaited mesh between the motives which must make it difficult to make, logistically. Do they pin the large tape to a pillow or pricking and then fill in with the plaited mesh? Maybe it is easier on a Spanish style pillow? It seems to me that it must be made in large rectangles and joined through the center of a motif that goes the entire width of the edging actually meeting the zig-zag edging on the other side. There are a number of examples of Redano in the Catalog of the Hispanic Society in America. They all claim to be from Huelva province, although different towns. I have only found mention of Redano lace in the books of the Hispanic Society of America and a book by Bernhard and Ellen Whishaw, the Illustrated Dictionary of the Museum of Andalucian Pottery and Lace which seems to have been located in Seville when the book was published in 1913. Does anyone have any familiarity with this lace? Is there any reason to think the pieces that I have encountered are not Redano lace? I have posted some photos of the pieces in question on Laceioli.ning along with some of the references. You can find them here https://laceioli.ning.com/group/identification-history You have to scroll down to get to the two comments I posted. Thoughts please? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
