In a message dated 10/18/03 1:04:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I was in Bennington, VT last weekend and stopped in at the Grandma Moses Museum. In addition to the Grandma Moses things the museum has a hodge podge of old curiosities on the second floor. Imagine my surprise to see an entire case full of lace related things. There was a pillow, a "lacemaker's lamp" which looked like a carafe with a candle behind it, and numerous pieces of lace. The descriptions were very creditable. I was quite pleasantly surprised. When I asked about the display in the gift store the woman corrected my term "bobbin lace pillow" by informing me that it was actually a tatting pillow, so I knew she hadn't written the descriptions. Does anyone know anything about the history of this display? -------------------- Dear Devon, I have not seen the display you describe. Grandma Moses was an embroiderer before her eyesight began to fail and she switched to painting. Her embroideries are in the same style as the paintings, and I hope at least one was in the exhibit in the Bennington Museum. I remember when she was still alive and being "reviewed" -- her paintings sold for astonishingly high prices. For our friends overseas, Grandma Moses was an American, and her style of painting would be described as primative. Her paintings were mostly hilly landscapes with New England-style buildings here and there, and people at work - in all seasons of the year. I would describe them as picturing a rural 19th Century way of life. She came to fame quite late in her life. You can read a little about her at http://www.benningtonmuseum.com Go to galleries or Grandma Moses for details. You can also do a google search on her name and find other sites. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
