Personally, I really don't care if it was Shakespeare's collar or not - I just Love it, and wish we could see a better close up of the Reticella!!!!
However, - I would think that it most probably was his own, as by then he was famous, and quite "Someone", so could most probably afford this one special piece - for High days ans holidays!! They used to wear their Very Best for portraits, and often had a lacemaker sitting with the painter to make sure they got the lace painted correctly. I am always amazed, and in awe, at the skills of the painters, - when we could make a fair replica of the lace just from a painting made centuries ago. Regards from Liz in Melbourn, Oz. [email protected] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 329 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
