Devon - I am without my lace books at the moment, so I can’t give you any citations. But there is a type of lace that was done in the early 19th century, that is a point ground with no gimp on the outside of the motifs. In the books I have, it was called “Regency Lace” - probably a reference to the English regency in the 1810s. I do not know if it is Lille or Arras or if it is a Bucks Point variation.
The examples I’ve seen have no gimp around the motifs but if there are little holes inside the motif, they will put gimp around them. I can see your piece has no gimp at all; I would suggest it is just a variation of Regency lace. As ever, just my 2 cents. Adele Summerland, BC Canada > On Feb 1, 2023, at 7:51 AM, DevonThein <devonth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On another note. I have encountered a lace in the Met collection which is a > point ground without any gimp. > https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/214651 > Please note, the picture enlarges. > The information cites Lille or Arras as the origin of the lace. But, Lille > lace has a gimp. Actually, as far as I can discover, all point grounds tend to > have gimps since it helps to even out the design area. In fact, the effect of > this lace is that the design area looks a bit rough. The information also says > early 19th century. Is this some experimental lace? Or is there a genre of > point ground without a gimp that I am simply not recalling? > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachnelace.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
