Oh, good, a reason to chop down privet! (I hate the stuff--it's a weed) Sharon
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Käthe Barrows Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:56 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Carved busks A gardener told me that privet, like for hedges and ornamental bushes, is the same as boxwood. Boxwood has a buttery-fine grain for carving, so it can take lots of little detail. I keep thinking busks could be made of pruned pieces from a privet hedge. Saw this at Christies and thought some folks here might be interested in > seeing them: > > > http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults > &pos=7&intObjectID=5294329&sid=81e2b2ef-e60b-4c2f-9764-2cd79e81f850 > > > They have an auction this month with several carved Welsh busks. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed. -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
