You can see the pricking on an original Ipswich pillow from the late 1700s on the Smithsonian lace collection website: http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_644978 Click on expand, and then there are 9 images. Note that the foot side is on the left.
To see the rest of the 45 objects currently on the website, search: Smithsonian lace collection, plus the War Laces at: Smithsonian War Lace Yes, regretfully still only very few of the approximately 6,000 lace objects... I keep working on it, trying to get past the bureaucracy... -Karen in Washington, DC - 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/
