Thank you for your input, Lorelei. I agree completely, including with your assessment of Palliser. Of the 21 preserved black silk Ipswich laces from 1789-90 from Ipswich, Massachusetts in Library of Congress, almost half uses kat stitch ground and the rest some variation of Brussels/Torchon ground. The only place point ground is used is as a filling in one of the samples. This seems to be a fairly new development in 1790. -Karen -- Karen in Washington, DC
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