Last year I purchased some lace threads, books, etc. form the estate of a
Northwest Washington lacemaker named Paula Russell. In one of the notebooks
is a photo copy of an article: "Sheer Beauty - Early Lace Fans" by Esther
Oldham.
I am wondering if any one might be familiar with the article and know what
book or magazine it might have come from, or if you might be familiar with
the author's name. There is no indication of a publication date or source on
any of the 4 pages.
There are 4 pages to the article: #1 has pix of 2 ladies dated 1639 and
1641 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
respectively. It continues with a pixs of reticella and a 'reticella fan'
made of pierced vellum, another lady in 'Summer dress circa 1678' and pixs of
9 lace fans from various collections (5 are from the author's collection,
others from museums).
I know it is a long shot that anyone else has seen this article, but one
never knows when 'asking Arachne'.
If you know of this article, its source, or the author, please let me (and
everyone) know.
Lorri
Graham, Washington, USA
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