David Collyer,Your addy that I have doesn't work and I need to contact you privately. Please contact me privately. Thanks. Apologies for posting to the list. Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia [email protected]
Jun 30, 2010 08:27:24 PM, [email protected] wrote: Clay, I'm glad to hear your comments about the age of the lace. (With regard to type, yes--"Flanders" to lacemakers, "Mechlin" to historians, per Lorelei's explanation. Not Binche in any case.) Because the crenullated footside seemed rather Art Deco to me, I wondered if it might have been made right before WWI. It doesn't appear to have the simplified Flanders ground of post-WWI Belgian-made Flanders pieces, but the right angles of the footside seem post-Art Nouveau to me. I know that makes for an extremely narrow window to be dating something on style, but it's just a thought. --Nancy ________________________________ From: Clay Blackwell [email protected] I have now gone back to the listing, copied the ebay ID #, and then gone directly to ebay to see the handkerchief. And yes, then I got the close-ups, which really stunned me!! It is a beautiful piece of Flanders (I concur with whoever said that...), and I suspect it is late 19th century at the earliest, but due to the unusual squared footside, I'm inclined to say it's 20th century. It is quite pretty. Very odd to put those joins in the corner(s) though. ...... - 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]
