I followed the link to the "Scottish" Lace Ham and then did a bit of a
browse and came up with this Lace Doyley
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2586669105&category=39445
In the description it says that it is very likely from the Island of Malta.
Search as hard as I can I can't find the usual Maltese Cross, or any leaves
for that matter either!
It also says that "This is my very last piece from this exceptional lace
maker". One would assume that the lace maker knew what she was making!
She doesn't claim it's "Maltese" lace, just that it's probably, from the island of Malta. And, later in the paragraph, identifies it as "Point Milanese". Which sounds reasonable, as it's a tape lace. I expect, the lacemakers aren't forced to make only Maltese lace, especially on Malta (on Gozo, maybe <g>). It's like the case of Russian lace; although the type of lace we call "Russian Tape" (and they call something else entirely <g>) is the most common one, it's not the only one being made there. It's still from Russia.
----- Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/
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