Hi All, Thank you Carolina for writing to us about the beautiful mantilla! It sounds lovely and how fascinating to hear about the history of this piece of lace. I wish I could come see the lace exhibit. If I'm reading your e-mail correctly (and know my lace history <G>) it sounds like the mantilla is two colors - blonde and black. Is that right? How spectacular!
There is a picture (plate 256) in "Antique Lace: Identifying Types and Techniques" by Heather Toomer of a Brussels BL&NL "leaf" applied to black, machine made net with a hand-made Chantilly lace border in black and black fan sticks. The "leaf" is flowers, leaves and vines. It is so striking with the two colors. Jane in Vermont, USA who would rather pour over lace books than go cook supper but I guess the latter will give me strength to look at the books later! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
