Snuff taking was quite acceptable at the time, and my feeling is the lacemaker is just being hospitable in offering to share it with the visitor/artist.
The cat - just a symbol of domesticity. All in all a peaceful picture. And the axe wielding critter with the Beaver is The Butcher, and the two of them end up being the best of friends - the Beaver in The Hunting of the Snark is a very quiet, amiable Beaver Noelene in Cooma. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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. > > Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
