A lot of Maltese ecclesiastical lace has lambs on it - i.e. the Paschal lamb, especially the lace made for the bottom of an alb.
Karen in Malta On 22 January 2014 15:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that you find animals in lace when they are associated with > religious subjects, for instance you might find one that is a Saint's > attribute. > Or you might see a horse or a donkey in some kind of religious tableau. We > have a St. George and dragon piece at the museum. > Also, hunting scenes were very popular and you sometimes see deer and > dogs, and men on horses. Milanese often has these themes. We also have a > point > de france with a hunting scene that has dogs and a fox. > Somewhat similarly, you may see them in the context of a lace with a > mythical theme. For instance, you may see a Diana and some dogs and stags. We > have a cap back in Mechlin with Orpheus surrounded by animals. > Sometimes pastoral themes have shepherdesses and sheep and occasionally > dogs. We have a lappet featuring a shepherdess and sheep. > Birds are very popular, as are butterflies and dragon flies. I think that > some of these themes were taken from Chines porcelain that was popular in > the 18th century. > Bees, of course, are popular on Napoleonic era lace. > Even on non-Napoleonic lace animals appear if they are related to the coat > of arms of some noble, or even pope, for whom the lace was made. Lace made > for the Belgian royal family, a royal family that may have had a > disproportionate amount of lace made for it, often has the Belgian lion. I am > thinking of a beautiful veil I saw at the Museum of Art and History in > Brussels > that was dotted all over with lions. > > That is off the top of my head! > > Devon > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
