Diana actually George was still alive in 1901 - 20 years younger than
Elizabeth! So that must be the link
Louise
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From: Diana Smith
Sent: 11 October 2019 10:22
To: Louise Bailey
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [Ext] Re: [lace] 1851 Great
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From: Diana Smith
Sent: 11 October 2019 10:22
To: Louise Bailey
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [Ext] Re: [lace] 1851 Great Exhibition catalogue
Dear Louise
Thank you very much for that.
I must confess a little disappointment that there wasn’t more info but I guess
Prince
Dear Louise
Thank you very much for that.
I must confess a little disappointment that there wasn’t more info but I guess
Prince Albert wasn’t to know I’d be searching a hundred and sixty odd years
later!
Now I wonder where Thomas Wright got the information for his book - maybe from
a local
Oops can't see for looking. 'Lace pillow with lace in progress employing
upwards of 600 bobbins each having a separate thread' right there on the first
page.
The rain must have addled my eyes
Louise in soggy Cambridge
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Dear all,
Brian posted the link to the 'short version' for use while walking around the
exhibition. As Diana says there were five volumes of the 'Official descriptive
and illustrated catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of
All Nations, 1851.'
I found a short reference to Mrs. Treadwin’s display (#55, on about p. 103).
Mrs. Treadwin is ringing a bell in my mind but I don’t know why. Was she the
one who designed Victoria’s wedding lace? Or?
Adele
> On Oct 10, 2019, at 4:02 AM, Diana Smith
> wrote:
>
> Thank you for the link
Precious materials were used to make all sorts of items to trade, other than
ornaments. Snuff boxes often had ivory inlay cigar boxes, etc I expect. As
mentioned handles for parasols or fans, I also wonder what decorations have
adorned castles/palaces around the world, Spain, France, Russia,
Thank you for the link Brian. After scrolling up, down and inside out I’ve
learnt there are five catalogues of the exhibition. After considerable time
studying what turned out to be only other countries of the world I managed to
find a short reference to Lacemaking in the East Midlands.
Page
I remember Barbara Underwood saying that Thomas Lester used family and friends
for his complicated patterns as they would not be cost effective for the
average lacemaker. Maybe they used ivory bobbins. I always thought it would be
impossible for antique bobbins to be ivory but maybe there are
I did a digital search from that previous URL and with no effect. I found
another site and the search engines seemed to work well, but I got lace, but
no Lace bobbin, Ivory but no ivory bobbin.
I do not think the catalogue is laid out in such a manner that it will help
us.
Brian
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