Lyn The issue of turning corners only arose in the mid to late 19th century. Turned corners did not exist earlier. Instead only flat edgings or insertions were made, and these were folded or gathered to make hankie edgings or collars. If you look at the portrait paintings in Levey, for instance, the painters often represented these folds and gathers quite realistically.
So your question would have to be revised to: what kind of pillows were they using in the last half of the 19th century? My understanding of Bedfordshire lace is that it was made on a very large, almost spherical pillow as much as 18 - 20 inches in diameter. It is possible Bucks was also made on the same type of pillow (although I don't know this for certain). And I have seen mid to late 19 th century Bucks prickings which have corners. I don't think I have ever seen a LePuy guipure with a turned corner, except for the modern ones published just recently (where the author has devised turned corners which didn't exist in her exemplars). I have seen many Maltese silk pieces with turned corners, but these also would be mid 19th century or just a little earlier, and I have no idea what shape of pillow was used on Malta. Lorelei Halley - 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
