Hello, Arachneans!
Knowing our love of a mystery, when I read about a mystery object on
another list, I had to put it before the expertise and eagle eyes of Arachne.
I have put the two images that were sent me into the Arachne2003 webshots
album.
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Colman cap:
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/573900945nKOPnt
This is the information that was sent me about it:
From: "Silly-Sisters" <[email protected]>
>Dear Lynn,
>thank you so much for contacting me. I will attach the two images I have.
I wish I had a good close-up but do not. I am able to zoom in on the images
in my photo program and get a better look. I will also include below the
information that I had sent earlier to Mark:
>"The cap is said to have belonged to a young woman living in
Massachusetts from 1749 to 1772. It seems well documented by a note written
in 1806 by her sister and it is accompanied by a sampler with a date of
1760. The note itself refers to both the cap and the sampler as belonging
to this woman."
>Do you have any thoughts on the subject? I have consulted various experts
on eighteenth century garments. All seem to be mystified by this item. Lace
making and its cousins seems to be a study unto itself. Few curators of
clothing seem to know much about the topic. Any comments would be appreciated.
>Thank you so much for your willingness to help identify the technique
used to construct the cap.
>Regards,
>Sarah Cowan
>
>The Silly Sisters
>1108 Charles Street
>Fredericksburg, VA 22401
>540-368-8055
>sillysisters.com
My comments: at first glance, this does look like crochet. If so it would
be very early. Another possibility is net darning, aka embroidery on net,
filet lace (insert other name of choice here). The frill on the edge looks
like it could be hairpin netting.
But given all the real experts on the list, I am happy to be corrected and
educated!
Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/
Ravelry ID: alwen
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