Lovely to hear from a fellow Aussie! I am currently locked down in the Uk unable to return to Oz, so if I can do any on the ground research, please do let me know.
Kind regards Anne ( chilly but sunnyish Norfolk Uk) Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Brian Lemin <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 5:48:32 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] Helps, re pictures of spangled bobbins that are very (very) old? Dear Arachnids, I have spent a glorious afternoon of semi shut down looking for pictures of lace bobbins on paintings or pictures. The time went quickly but less than fruitful because of my objective. I am looking to see if there is any "identifiable time" when English bobbins became spangled./_ _/ /_I_/t seems to me that all the paintings/ pictures that I have seen of English pillows/__/are not of English makers (?) or show (what we already know), that the English used continental style bobbins until spangling became fashionable. This week I have been scouring/__//_t_/he V and A collection of bobbins,. [ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=bobbin&page=1&page_size=50&id_collect ion=THES48601&id_category=THES49006 <https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=bobbin&page=1&page_size=50&id_collec tion=THES48601&id_category=THES49006> ] and by the dates donation I cant get back much further than say 1900 and bobbins will have been spangled for 100 years at least before then. I am always amazed at the collections and information you good folks have or are engaged in. So my question is .. do any of you have a picture that can be dated where the bobbins have spangles on them? The best (but unverified) thinking is that they started spangling in the late 1800s, but who knows? Perhaps one of you has the answer? smile PS. I have discovered that they Queen Mary collection of bobbins are displayed in the V and A (?) boardroom. Does anyone have a picture of that display please? (I am sure one of you will be a Board Member of the V and A! smile.) I will be happy to have that smile knocked off my face! Finally, my new hip operation has been cancelled because of covid! gr (accompanied by an ouch!) Regards Brian (Who lives in Awabakal Country) Cooranbong. Australia - 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/
