Beautiful cloth! This is indeed drawnwork, and very well done. I don't see it as a hanky, but as a table centerpiece, but it may well have been a wedding gift. This type of work does not show off well if gathered, like a hanky would be when carried. It needs to lie out flat. And showing off the dining table between uses would be perfect for it. If it were smaller, it would be lost on a large table. (If there were lots of children around, it might have been saved somewhere instead of being out. Wherever it's been, someone now will get a treasure.)
I think drawnwork has been done in many countries, and is one of the needle skills that cannot be tracked to a specific country. Sometimes the actual age cannot be determined, either. Thanks for showing it to us. Alice in Oregon --- Clay Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have come across a lovely example of drawn-work on > eBay (my "eye" is not that sophisticated in this > area, so I hope more knowledgeable spiders will > bring me "up to speed"). The item is described as a > handkerchief, and the seller suggests that it may > have been a wedding handkerchief. But I question > this, as the dimensions are 24 by 24 inches !! (~60 > X60 cm). Now, I'm aware that handkerchiefs have > had their own evolution... once quite large, and > now quite small. But I'm thinking that 24 inches is - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
