I went to the website of the Los Angeles County Museum of art and found that in addition to the Arts and Crafts movement exhibit with the Halas Lace, there is also another exhibit there that might be of interest to lacemakers. It is
_Images of Fashion from the Court of Louis XIV_ (http://www.lacma.org/info/press/ImagesFashionPR.htm) March 12–June 26, 2005 Ahmanson Building The focal point of Images of Fashion is the recent acquisition of an exceedingly rare folio of 190 colored engravings dating from 1678–1693. These images— among the first fashion plates in existence—were authorized by Louis XIV and his finance minister, Colbert, to promote French luxury goods and culture. They defined our modern concept of fashion. Of course we know that one of the French luxury goods Colbert promoted was Lace in the form of starting the Point de France industry. What was this piece of Halas lace like, may I ask? I know the technique, but what made it special? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
