Re: [lace] Re: spangled lace

2021-06-02 Thread J Reardon
Congratulations on your auction find. Did you get any information from the seller on how they came into possession of it? I’d love to know about it’s journey through time. Jean Reardon Western Pennsylvania > On Jun 2, 2021, at 10:11 AM, N.A. Neff wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > I received

[lace] Re: spangled lace

2021-06-02 Thread N.A. Neff
Hi everybody, I received an answer from Gil Dye, and she says it is very probably early 1600's She said it looks a lot like some metal lace on a mantle dated reliably to 1620, and that the more complex laces were early 1600s rather than late 1500s, although she didn't completely rule out the

Re: [lace] spangled lace

2021-06-02 Thread Maureen
I would agree. Contact Gil Dye who is very knowledgeable about this type of lace. She has written several books on the subject. She also has a website, Maureen East Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For