Dear All, Recently many have thanked me for my research efforts and that was encouraging, but if only you all knew what goes on (lace wise!!) between Diana and me.
How can you resist challenging questions like that? I read Wright only a few months ago. I did not pick up that titbit about ivory. She is full of knowledge, full of challenges, can spot a fake bobbin at 50 metres! Best of all there are very few questions that I ask her for which she does not have the answer or some important clues to follow up. What with Diana Smith and the "Arachne brains trust" I am the most supported researcher out there, Thank you all, "even" Diana! Smile [Diana will ask me an even harder question for that jocular " "!] Brian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Diana Smith Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2019 9:03 AM To: Arachne <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] 1851 Great exhibition bobbins I decided to come out from the shadow of my friend and fellow old bobbin freak Brian Lemin to post a question of my own. Having said previously that I only have one old ivory bobbin in the collection I remembered a special pair purchased some years ago from reputable dealer Anne Swift. They have the provenance of being “one of a set of 144 made for the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition - ivory bobbins”. On page 221 of Thomas Wrights book Romance of the Lace Pillow he writes of the exhibition “When Queen Victoria visited the Exhibition Miss Elizabeth Clayson (afterwards Mrs. George Smith of Olney) had the honour of making lace in her presence. The pillow was covered for the occasion with blue velvet edged with rose colour, and provided with rose colour bobbin bags.” It seems logical that special bobbins would be held in those special bags. Friend Liz Knight of the museum at Olney wasn’t able to help. I know there are itemised catalogues of the exhibition out there somewhere and would love to know if there’s any confirmation of Miss Clayson and the bobbins she used before the Queen. I guess what I’m looking for is someone who has a copy of the said catalogue or access to one. Any help would be appreciated. Diana - 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/ -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 130 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen - 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/
