Memo 2 of 2 on this subject - not for speed readers There are lace subjects that have yet to be tackled, and this is why Betty Ring's achievements are being called to your attention. Learn from her experiences and build on them when doing lace research! Money burning a hole in your pocket? Auction Lots 623 and 624 may be of interest. Lot 624 is described Dresden Work Sampler, Elizabeth Kirby, Philadelphia, 1730. It looks more like a needle lace to me. With maker's name and date worked in the lace, it would be a nice addition to a lace collection. Perhaps the frame has a Philadelphia notation; it is not on the sampler. With this much information, I have been very successful in getting more data to document my own sampler collection. A good friend does genealogy research for the LDS church (Mormons), and I was most surprised where 2 of my 12 samplers came from. (None of mine cost more than $250, and most were acquired because they were in compromised condition and needed rescue.) This leads me to share how the Ring household of 5 boys and 2 girls lived with walls covered from floors to ceilings with framed samplers -- related in the printed catalogue and actually pictured in one old issue of "The Magazine Antiques". Even the children's bedrooms were hung with mourning sampler embroideries. "The 7 Ring children grew up nonplussed by a dish towel or rag hung over a stitched picture, in a house where doors were closed and windows shaded to protect the precious collection from the deleterious effects of the Texas sun." One of Ring's sons was quoted "It was what it was; it was all we knew and to us it was normal." Here is more about the Sotheby's site for catalogues. _www.sothebys.com_ (http://www.sothebys.com/) Select "Catalogues" Then look for Jan. 22, and click icon for Catalogue Details. For the 2 lacy/lace samplers, go to Page 9, Lots 623 and 624. The Matilda Filbert sampler, mentioned on memo #1, is Lot 652. While on the Sotheby's site, note that there is a Printable Catalogue option. Or call (New York) 1 212 606 7000 (switchboard) and ask for catalogue sales.
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