On 1 Jul 2005, at 18:02, Adele Shaak wrote:
Most of the lace made then - whether needle or bobbin - was made
either
for the Church,
which makes me wonder if this piece might be a communion cup cover. I
know they had such covers in lace, but I have no idea what size it
ought to be.
Or a pall cloth; to cover the face of a corpse in the coffin? I've
read somewhere that a lot of so called 'hankies' were originally
intended for that purpose.
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
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