There is no reason not to think that the embroidery on the veil was done by hand with a tambour hook or needle. Tambour hook would probably be faster. This type of lace was itself an attempt to make lace faster than either needle lace or bobbin lace. It only came into existence when large widths of clear machine made net became reliably available -- after about 1820. The design of this piece is surprisingly good and closely mirrors bobbin lace designs of that time period.
$7500 seems way too much. Bobbin lace yes, tambour ??? But the design is better than most of that type (that I have seen) and it appears to be in good condition. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
