http://books.google.com/books?id=S4Vc12AZFD8C&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=quentin+massys+painting+lace&source=bl&ots=g59I5NCF6i&sig=b6HViZ2OCKeSyTHEVKj9jYyLPQs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BqZJT7roJ4SPsQLfwt3qCA&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA
>

Pat Earnshaw mentions in 'Histoury of Lace' that there was a portrait once
attributed to Matsys that is now attributed to his son. I suspect that's
the one in question. The link above is to the page asI found it on google
books.

Chris - can't make lace because my lap is full of cat!

>
> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:03:44 -0700
> From: Rebecca Mikkelsen <[email protected]>
> Subject: [lace] Quintin Matsys painting of girl with lace pillow
>
> I was reading the book "Point and Pillow Lace" by Mary Sharp (printed in
1905)
> and she mentions a painting by Quintin Matsys (1466-1529) of a girl with a
> lace pillow as proof that bobbin lace existed in Belgium as early as the
end
> of the 15th c.  I searched the internet and could not find this picture.
 Have
> any of you seen it?
>
> Rebecca

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