I also remember these discussions!! And what strikes me is how subtle (due to the obscurity of the knowledge of lacemaking) the references are. On the one hand, the lady with her snuff-box is suggesting a cultural "standard" (?) which, by virtue of some subtle images imply some judgements with regard to this particular lacemaker's ( = not professional) values. The beaver (read: very busy kinda' critter), is engaged in making lace, while the child (innocence?) prepares an ax with which to.... "destroy" is the only word that comes to mind.
Still... there are lots of unanswered questions.... Nevertheless, I see lacemakers, in both of these images, as "less than desirable". Interesting. Don't care. Love lacemaking. Will do it anyway!! Call me what you will!! Clay -------------- Original message -------------- From: bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Noelene and everyone > > Now that you mention it, the beaver's pose is somewhat similar to our snuff > box lacemaker - however what the beaver is holding (something indistinct, a > guess by the artist) is in its hand, poised over the pillow - about to be > used? whereas our snuff-box lacemaker is offering it to the viewer. > > Like the other lacemaker portrayed with her lace spilling from the side of > the pillow to make a more attractive photograph, the beaver-lacemaker isn't > accurate to the craft - probably not a concern of the artist, at the time ;) > > > For the curious, the beaver making lace is here: > http://tinyurl.com/3x8ey2 > > and google 'The Hunting of the Snark' to find out what Lewis Carroll wrote > about a beaver that made lace :)) > c. 1890 > > On 5/4/07, Noelene Lafferty wrote: > > > > I'm curious too. It seems reminiscent of the drawing in Lewis Carroll's > > "The Hunting of the Snark", where the Beaver is making lace and is holding > > a > > similar sized object in its hand. We had a discussion about this too many > > > > years ago. > > > I remember that discussion :D > > -- > Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) > > - > 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]
