Devon I'm afraid my usual complaint applies here, too. That is a really bad photo, impossible to tell anything about the structure from the photo. I can't even tell if it is a part lace or a straight lace. However, I don't think it is pottenkant. That form does have the mirror image in the design. And most of the photos I've seen of pottenkant show a fairly large percentage of the surface to be taken up by a ground. And pottenkant is a straight lace.
What comes to mind as a possibility, if it is a part lace, is what Levey calls "Bath Brussels" -- a lace made of discrete motifs, usually somewhat loose in density, compared to Brussels lace of the early 18th century. The design of Bath Brussels would be less taut, less well defined than in Brussels. The date would be c 1700- c 1740 or 1750. But I can't even apply this name to your lace because I can't even tell if it is a part lace, let alone other structural elements. Isn't there a fragmental photo with more clarity? (I would personally like to shoot all the museum photographers who produce this kind of image, and all the curators who treat such photos as acceptable. I realize I'm being a grump, here.) Lorelei -----Original Message----- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of DevonThein Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 11:04 AM To: Arachne reply <lace@arachne.com> Subject: [lace] Identification of Dutch lace needed There is a puzzling piece in our collection. It is a flower basket. The cloth work is dense linen stitch. The background is entirely half stitch. I KNOW that someone has told me that this is some special, recognizable form of lace. But, I donb - 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/
