I am in Texas. I have not been able to find out anything about this except
for a reference in an article on the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, Ireland.
http://www.crawfordartgallery.ie/1876-1900.html
There is a reference to the "wife of an American millionaire named
Winnaces" and a quilt costing £300.
There is also a citation for this reference.
HTH
Pat
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From: "Janice Blair" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:50 PM
To: "lace" <[email protected]>
Subject: [lace] Kenmare lace search
Hi,
Last night at our guild meeting at the local library, the librarian came
in to
visit and told us about a trip she had taken to Ireland. She has come
back
with a mission. She visited the Kenmare Lace & Design Center where she
saw
demonstrations of a local needlelace run by Nora Finnegan. The center
also
houses the unique antique Kenmare Lace preserved by the sisters at St.
Clares
Convent. www.kenmarelace.ie
<They would like to trace a Bedspread and Pillow Cover of Kemore
Needlepoint
lace which was commissioned by Mrs. Winnaces from the convent of the Poor
Clares, Kemare in 1889. The cost then was $300 - the cost of 3 houses at
that
time. I was thought to be in a museum in Texas run by a Senator Thomas'es
wife - since deceased and the museum is now closed. This lace was
described
by Alan Cole in the late 1800's as "The most important piece of lace ever
made
in Ireland".>
If any of our Texas Arachne or our more knowledgeable spiders have ever
heard
of this museum or piece of lace please let me know and I will pass on the
information. I think the nuns want to have some photos for display in
their
museum and would like to know who owns the pieces now.
Thanks,
Janice
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
www.jblace.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org
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