Sorry Jane, but I took it from Pat Earnshaws book and she is usually quite good in her descriptions and dates for lace.. Regards, Sue M.Harvey
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Viking Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:34 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Battenberg lace > Hi All, Sue Harvey sent the quote "...floppy edging made up of > big loops of tape caught together...by tenuously twisted braids." > Well no wonder Battenberg lace "don't get no respect" <G>. > > It's much more beautiful than that!! As to the date, Royal > Battenberg lace was named around 1892 and a piece was in the > Columbian Exhibit and won a gold medal! However, Point Lace > was an earlier name. I've seen that in Godey's Ladies' Book and > I have a copy of an article (from an arachne!) from Die Modenwelt > dated January 1871. And Mrs. Treadwin's book came out in > 1874. I've always considered that tape lace with commercially > woven tapes started around 1850 but I haven't seen anything > to prove that. I believe Jane Partridge read in one of Alan > Brown's books that Branscombe Point Lace started being made > around 1850. Was that you Jane P.? I've got the books but > haven't read them yet : ( So I have no proof but it seems possible > that point lace was made in the US in 1860. That means no > gathering thread on the tape but I'll write the question asker > about that. I hope she doesn't plan on buying a Chinese import - > "floppy edging made up of big loops of tape..." > > Jane in Vermont, USA where it's getting cooler but the leaves are > still green! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
