I am not sure Jeri's pillow belonged to Mrs. Lakeman. There could have been other lace makers in Hallowell. Moreover, Jeri's pillow from Hallowell is much larger than any pillow I have seen from the era of the Ipswich lace industry. The prickings I have seen from the late 1700s at the Ipswich Museum are about 30 in or 77 cm long to fit around the Ipswich bolster pillow. See http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_645070 or the last object on the webpage for the Smithsonian lace collection. -Karen
On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 3:42 PM, DevonThein <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to argue with the general premise that Mrs. Lakeman was entitled to > make point ground on a Ipswich pillow. But she must have had two pillows > because Jeri acquired hers in Hallowell, Maine. Inquiring minds want to > know more about this. It canât be a co-incidence. > > 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/
