Dear Laurie, Can you get on a plane to Philadelphia? We are having a free public lecture on this very topic at the IOLI Convention Wednesday 7-8 pm. Here is the blurb I put on the IOLI Facebook page. There are also photos that look like the pictures that you linked to.
Candace Kintzer Perry, Curator of Collections of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Pennsburg, is a native of Robesonia in western Berks County. Perry holds a BA in history from Penn State and an MA in American History and Museum Studies from Duquesne University, and formerly served as Curator for the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, KY. She lectures and writes regularly on Pennsylvania German culture and material culture topics, and most recently, wrote an article on Pennsylvania German Textiles that was included in the book The Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive Encyclopedia, published by Johns Hopkins Press. Perry also serves as a correspondent for the Hearthstone Town & Country newspaper in the Upper Perkiomen Valley. >From Candace Blurb Just for Nice: The Use of Lace in Pennsylvania German Textiles The Pennsylvania Germans are known for practicality, but did love embellishment. Whether it be painted furniture, the vibrant decorated manuscripts called fraktur or samplers and embroidered linens, the rural Germans who came to Pennsylvania in the 18th century enjoyed what adding decoration âjust for nice.â What role did lace, and needlework resembling lace, have in the culture? Candace Perry, Curator of Collections at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center will explore the use of lace by the Pennsylvania German in this illustrated presentation. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
