What is really interesting about the word frequency graph is that the needle > lace spikes match the bobbin lace ones, but at a lower level. I suppose > that > is an illustration of the relative interest in the two forms of lace. The > spikes at 1900 and 1960 are odd. The one just before 1980 may be Doris > Southard's book. Tebbs was 1907 and 1911. Brooke was 1923. Another > surprising thing is that the post 1960 revival does not exceed the 1900-1925 > revival. I would have expected it to greatly exceed the earlier one. > > Lorelei
I totally agree about the post revival in 1960s. The spike around 1900 might have been influenced by the following books. The 4th edition (revised and enlarged) of A History of lace, Mrs Palliser 1902, Point and Pillow lace, AMS 1899, my copy of The Lace and Embroidery collector, Mrs Head, does not have a date. It may have been around the turn of the century, also Honiton lace book, Devonia, mine is the 1972 Minet reprint, Can anyone help with the dates? Also the following, but they might be a little late Pillow lace, Mincoff & Marriage, published 1907 Devon pillow lace, Pendrell Moody, 1907 Point and pillow lace, Sharp, 1905 Old lace, Jourdain, 1908 Keep lacemaking Alex - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
