One of my all time favorit quotes.
Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, 1662
I see editions printed in 1662, 1744, 1811, 1840, 1841, 1963, 1965, 2007
Also look under Austin P. Nutall, who I think was an editor of some of the
19th c editions.
Laurie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara" <bar...@pobox.com>
To: "Laurie Waters" <lswaters...@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] The Tudors - costumes
Do you have the citation for the quote? It's excellent, and I talk about
this when I do demos of early lace.
Thanks,
Barbara
On 03/21/2010 7:54 AM, Laurie Waters wrote:
I haven't seen this year's installments, left off last year just at the
Kathryn Howard stage, in the year 1540. The first early pattern books
don't mention 'cutwork' until 1542 - and they were basically embroidery
patterns. The first real reticella patterns didn't appear until the
1560's. There are no portraits of Henry or his wives or Edward or Mary
wearing lace, in face Reticella doesn't even appear in portraits of
Elizabeth until about 1575. So the fact that the series shows lace before
1540 is wrong.
I like the series, the forms of the costums are basically accurate, but
the embellishments go way beyond fact, especially for jewelry.
Lace was probably made in England before the first wave of protestant
immigrants in 1563, but it is very hard to trace. Thomas Fuller writing
in 1662 says about bobbinlace: Modern the use thereof in England, not
exceeding the middle of the reign of queen Elizabeth: let it not be
condemned for a superfluous wearing, because it doth neither hide nor
heat, seeing it doth adorn. Besides, though private persons pay for it,
it stands the State in nothing; not expensive of bullion, like other
lace, costing nothing save a little thread descanted on by art and
industry. Hereby many children, who otherwise would be burthensome to the
parish, prove beneficial to their parents. Yea, many lame in their limbs,
and impotent in their arms, if able in their fingers, gain a livelihood
thereby; not to say that it saveth some thousands of pounds yearly,
formerly sent over seas to fetch lace from Flanders.
Laurie
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