Thanks Jeri As usual very interesting. I can tell you that I visited Montacute House in 2003 and saw the said collection which just happened to be on display at the time. I understood that it is not always displayed as a collection. Unfortunately there was not a catalogue or postcards or any other publication on offer. I remember well the description of how the collection started. Regards Annette Meldrum in Wollongong, NSW Australia
Jeri wrote A the lead for a student - Google Douglas Goodhart Sampler Collection. What is found? His collection was donated to The National Trust, and is located today at Montacute House. I Googled Montacute House, but could not get to the pictures of the sampler collection. Perhaps someone else can find with the information provided above. Or, perhaps there is a new booklet for people touring Montacute House that contains pictures? This is a most unusual sampler, given that the first dated embroidered sampler on cloth is the 1598 Jane Bostocke, at the V&A. I once sat an hour staring at the Bostocke, and then had to tell Joan Edwards the story the sampler told me! It seems to me we might learn something by staring at the Quelch. It happens to be a fun exercise. Hoping some of our lace enthusiasts will be inspired to do some research and staring at laces, Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ In a message dated 8/29/06 9:55:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Jeri, > > There is a small picture of this in the Swan book on Historical embroidery > of > Scotland and England. That is the first and only picture I have seen of it > recently. They indicate the date to be 1609. > > Dianne - 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]
