Thank you first, for all you do! But, I do have a question for you. How would I, as a neophyte, know that an antique bobbin is ivory and not bone? Are there any signs? Or things to look for? Thanks! bobbi
On Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 6:20 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 âone of a > set of 144 made for the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition - ivory bobbinsâ. > > On page 221 of Thomas Wrights book Romance of the Lace Pillow he writes of > the exhibition âWhen 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.â > It seems logical that special bobbins would be held in those special bags. > > Friend Liz Knight of the museum at Olney wasnât able to help. > > I know there are itemised catalogues of the exhibition out there somewhere > and would love to know if thereâs any confirmation of Miss Clayson and the > bobbins she used before the Queen. > > I guess what Iâm 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/ > - 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/
