I agree, it's an early lace / prior to the 1600s. One of the tells is the spangles, in that they aren't round, but tear-dropped shaped. The whole point is to add sparkle. Imagine a gown trimmed with that lace in candle light!
Beth McCasland in sunny and warm (!) Seattle On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 2:09 PM N.A. Neff <nancy.a.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, I've put up on Flickr a close-up of the spangled lace I am convinced > is 16th or 17th C. What do you think?? > > Nancy > Ashford, Connecticut USA > - 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/
