When checking out the link to the bolster pillow at the Smithsonian, it reminded me of the Plum Pudding pattern in A Visual Introduction to Buckspoint Lace by Geraldine Stott, which I think was the first lace book I ever purchased back in 1994. I also think I got the last copy not the stand that day.  On checking, I see that the Plum Pudding has a larger gimp circle with a cloth stitch center block and more ground that the one on the bolster pillow. One thing I did notice though was that the Smithsonian lace had a left footside whereas most English lace to my knowledge have a right hand footside.  Maybe Karen can explain why the change of side if the lady who produced the lace originally came from England.Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com
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