Iske Thompson is quite right that the term Regency describes quite different
historical times in France and in England 1715-23 and 1811-1820. A hundred
years apart !
It is quite possible that both Regency periods had laces named after them. The
study of lace can be most confusing.
We base our research on what we have found from English sources . Mrs Bury
Palliser published her History of Lace in 1865. It is a large and detailed
work and must have been several years in preparation and the time of the
English Regency would certainly have been within living memory of her readers.
She studies lace from across Europe and clearly says in a chapter on
Northamptonshire in England that a "point ground lace, with the cloth or toilé
on the edge' was named Regency Point in compliment to the Prince Regent ( page
364)
In our Regency Collection booklets we have based our work on prickings found in
English collections. In our study we noticed that the sprays of tendrils and
stems without flowers ( which is most marked in the Margery Carter pricking
that Angela Brown has reconstructed) were very similar to English designs of
the late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Century in other textiles , prints and
embroideries. Only last weekend I saw a similar design on an embroidered Empire
line dress of the period on display at The Royal Pavilion Brighton, the country
home of England's Prince Regent.
The fascinating thing about studying lace is that it is such a vast and
intricate subject in all its aspects.
We see it as a source of inspiration to develop new designs for today.
Jean
www.jeanmaryeke.com
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