I, too, would call that gorgeous lace Reticella. On first inspection - as the size it came up first , I thought the central panel on the Ruff was the same as on the dress, but when enlarged I could see that the central panels are different, but the edges appear to be the same.
It is SO clear that it could be copied. Wonderful. I understand that as their lace was so expensive, and so prized, often the painter had a lacemaker sitting beside him while he painted the lace, to make sure he got it right! One of the books, (I forget which one, sorry.) mentions that one painter - Peter Paul Rubens, I think, - painted the holes in the lace, not the lace itself! That sounds, to me, like doing it the hard way!!! I must look up more of C.J van Ceulen's work. Not a name I know, but a great painter of lace! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
