-----Original Message----- From: Patricia Dowden [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:19 PM To: 'Maxine Diffey' Subject: RE: [lace] collar
Well, it is definitely machine made and the crackle ground (the ground of the lace is regularly irregular and shows that the current wild grounds have a historical precedent) nails the Edwardian as correct. The shape of the collar is spot on for Edwardian. The inner edging is exquisite chemical lace (embroidered, then the background is burned away or dissolved with acid). The Val on the edge is terrific machine lace. This lace is right at 100 years old and laces like this will never be made again. I have a great deal of admiration for these laces. It took a huge amount effort and skill to prepare a machine to make them, not to mention the elegant original designs. As late as last year when high fashion took a notion to go back to lace, their beautiful and elaborate designs for the chemical laces were so complicated that they were too expensive to make, even for the highest end designers. The designers had to simplify their original concepts. Actually, while the listing inaccurately says the lace is handmade, the selling price is criminally low for a complete article of dress. It's a lovely piece and I enjoyed the chance to see it. Patty -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maxine Diffey Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:04 PM To: Lace digest Subject: [lace] collar Found this on our local auction site - any comments on the lace or authenticity? - there is a good close-up photo of it. http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=219669674 Maxine Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not themselves; and under a just God, cannot long retain it. Abraham Lincoln - 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]
