In my continuing study of whether the term point dâAngleterre should be used, or Brussels bobbin lace, I decided to consult the on line catalogs of other museums. I started with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, searching âpoint dâAngleterreâ. Several things came up but one looked strangely familiar. I realized I had seen a virtually identical piece last month at my museum. The Philadelphia piece, 1942-63-1can be found here: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/193507.html?mulR=2110731174| 4 The Met piece 46.166 here: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/227246?sortBy=Relevance&ft =46.166&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2 Also, there is a lot of use of tallies, which I find reminiscent of Honiton, although both are identified as Flemish and point dâAngleterre. The Met piece is two lappets joined in the middle. The Phildelphia piece begins to diverge and may be mended at the top of the lappet, then the rest is not in the picture. The design appears to be flipped, but that could just be the photo since photographers often canât tell the back from the front. Any thoughts? Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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