Well said. I cannot get that exhibit out of my mind. And I had no idea why the Messiah was performed there. How many babies died. The poor mothers. The notes included with the babies. It keeps in my head.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where it's spring, but chilly. Tonight and tomorrow, cold rain, and I have to run errands. -----Original Message----- >From: jeanette <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 22, 2011 8:01 AM >To: 'Diana Smith' <[email protected]>, 'Arachne' <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [lace] Foundling expo > >This must be one of the most poignant exhibtions possible. I find it almost >impossible to look at the samples without any emotion and did not have the >courage to go through them all. Thank you for the link. It is a part of >history that probably does not get much attention. The poor mothers and the >poor children. I would not have known anything about this if it had not been >for Arachne! > >Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. > > >>>Below is the link to the exhibition of textile item left with babies at >the >Foundling Hospital in London during the late 1700's. I found one item of >rather unusual lace (Foundling 11691), some cross stitch and blackwork.>> > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected]. Photo site: >http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
