Interesting that when this silver tissue dress was photographed for the guide
to the Museum of Costume in Bath, it was pictured with a wide collar of what
appears to be reticella lace (white), laid over the lace at the sides and back
of the neckline. The guide was published in 1980 - given that
Jeri will be pleased to know that there is an article about this exhibition
in the next issue of Lace (165), which should be arriving any time soon.
Malvary in Ottawa (who proof read this about a month ago)
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The dress in question:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1660s_court_dress.JPG
Parchment lace:
"Cartisane.--Guipure or passementerie made with thin silk- or gilt-covered
strips of parchment." -- The Dry Goods Economist, 1917, Vol. 71, Issues
3813-3822
"Guipure lace, Parchment lace:
Did anyone read my reply to Robin in Canberra on the 9th that included the
"Lace in Fashion" exhibit that will be at the Fashion Museum in Bath
England for a year? You'd think there would be some excitement.
http://bit.ly/2j7AG9Z
