In the recently published book "Mozart's Women," the statement is made that Mozart's mother (or his grandmother) may have made lace. Since Salzburg was an established lace-making area, she had a delicate constitution (lacemaking was thought to be something those of delicate health could do) and she and her widowed mother received a charity pension (lacemaking was often taught by charity institutions to people in just such situations) it seems a reasonable supposition to me. Certainly the only surviving portrait of her shows her brandishing a length of lace (not mounted in any way,though evidently an edging) with an expression that could easily be interpreted as "Look at this beautiful thing I did", or perhaps "Look how far I've mananged to come from this!" It gives me a new and pleasant sidelight into the matter of Salzburg lace.
Sue from Raleigh (where spring is regressing into winter again, at least briefly!) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
