Do you also have a photo of a larger section of the lace than just this
detailed area?
Sue
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From: Brenda Paternoster
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 4:12 AM
To: Nathalie
Cc: Arachne
Subject: Re: [lace] Identification of a type of lace
Working methodically through my Pat Earnshaw ID bible - Bobbin & Needle
Laces, Identification and Care:
1, woven/plaited ->21
21, solid motifs, open grounds structured ->23
23, bars or reseau (mesh), it’s reseau so ->31
31, design and ground continuous or non-continuous, it’s continuous so -> 32
32, outlining gimp thread, no; so ->46
46, silk, fine linen or heavy linen/cotton - it looks heavy so ->48
48, round Valenciennes ground, 5-hole ground, square Valenciennes ground or
torchon ground?
Well it’s none of those!
It looks like a 45 degree torchon ground but the stitches are CTTpCTT rather
than CTpCT or CTpCTT
If you take it to be torchon ground Earnshaw goes to 51
51, could be either mid 17th century Dutch (if the design mirror images), or
19th/20th century torchon.
A rare instance when Earnshaw has failed!
Personally I think it looks like a late 19th/early 20th century hybrid with
elements from Beds-Maltese (raised tallies in the half stitch), point ground
(honeycomb stitch) and torchon (45 degree grid). It is quite heavy, you can
see a piece of finer torchon behind it.
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/stevienixed/15811206704
Brenda in Allhallows
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