[lace] Lace at Luton

2006-09-13 Thread Lynn Scott 
My mom and her hubbie recently visited a lace museum at Luton in the UK. 
These sent me a great selection of photos of the lace and bobbins.  They 
were directed to the museum by someone in a nearby park and didn't get the 
name of the place.  Does anyone know the name of the museum as I would like 
to use a couple of the photos in the NSW Lace Guild magazine and want to put 
credit to the museum, and get their permission.


Thanks, Lynn S
Wollongong, Australia

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[lace] Lace at Luton

2006-09-14 Thread Diana Smith 
The Luton lacemaker is on the cover of the book by Alice-May Bullock 'Lace 
and Lacemaking'.
Diana 


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[lace] Lace at Luton

2006-09-14 Thread Rosemary Naish 

Hi there Lynn,
Luton has an excellent collection ( and also if you contact the museum  
in advance a sizable reserve collection)

Here's the link
www.luton.gov.uk/internet/Leisure_and_culture/Museums_and_galleries/ 
Wardown%20Park/Wardown%20Park%20Museum


Also not that far from Luton is Bedford which has the Thomas Lester  
Lace, although both collections are large and you probably couldn't do  
them justice if you tried to do both on the same day.


www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/lace

Rosemary

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2006-09-14 Thread Sue 

Hi Lynn,
You are talking about the Luton Museum & Art Gallery, which is in Wardown 
Park.  I was born and brought up there but didn't actually know about the 
lace in the museum until a few years ago:-)  I have visited a few times 
since, took my Mum last year too.  They do have a fantastic display of lace 
and draw upon draw of beautiful lace and old and amazing bobbins.
Luton used to be a hat making area for many years, I like my mum did a 
little homework with hat trims at some time while our children were growning 
up, but that has almost died out now.  But the museum had a section about 
that era too, which was one of the things we took mum up to see.  the lace 
is on the ground floor.
The tiny shop sells pattern sheets which are all being sold to help conserve 
the pattern book.  My sister sent me a big poster picture which is of A 
Bedfordshire Pillow Lace Maker  Late 19th Centuary and of a watercolour by 
an unknown artist (I believe the picture is in or on the cover of one of the 
lace books, can't for the life of me remember which).

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum/SE000330.html
On this link is the address and postcode etc
Sue T, now in rainy Dorset UK


My mom and her hubbie recently visited a lace museum at Luton in the UK. 
These sent me a great selection of photos of the lace and bobbins.  They 
were directed to the museum by someone in a nearby park and didn't get the 
name of the place.  Does anyone know the name of the museum as I would 
like to use a couple of the photos in the NSW Lace Guild magazine and want 
to put credit to the museum, and get their permission.


Thanks, Lynn S
Wollongong, Australia

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