This is going back a bit to when 'that mat' was being discussed, and mention was made of the book by Christine Springett of prickings from the works of Misses Sivewright and Pope. I referred to the pricking of the cape (it was actually 'cope' in the book) and that there was no photograph of the finished lace. Ruth mentioned: On page 64 of "The Romance of the Lace Pillow" there is a photo of a section of the pattern - the photo is labelled "part of a cope".
Not having heard the word before, I'd assumed that a cope was a cape, probably to go round the shoulders, but I just happened across the word 'cope' this morning, and the definition given is "priest's long cloaklike vestment". So the pricking isn't for what I thought it was, but that doesn't make it any less impressive. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
