I had some trouble with the links, but finally got there by going to the
Met website and plodding through the menus...
Here's a Tiny Url...
http://tiny.cc/Wk1vY
Now I'm back to take a look at the Nuns and see what they're doing!
Clay
dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
There is a picture at the MMA
The zoom feature is wonderful!
I agree that the nun in the center on the right is making bobbin lace.
And the nun on the left is holding a needle, suggesting that she is
making needlelace. The nun with her back to us is reading to them
(presumably from the Bible), and that leaves the last
There is a picture at the MMA which shows Nuns at Work. Nun's work is a
term sometimes used for lacemaking. Thanks to the miracle of zoomification,
it is now possible to zoom on this picture to try to figure out what the
nuns are doing. It is unclear to me, but I think that the nun on the left
For those struggling to find the picture of the painting, try
http://tinyurl.com/cluhgl
Noelene in Cooma
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There is a picture at the MMA which shows Nuns at Work.
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I think both the nuns in the foreground (one left , one right) are working
at bobbin lace pillows: there are pins sticking out at right angles to the
bolster pillows in both cases. The seated nun in the centre back right
seems to be using a needle to embroider. The nun in the back right is
either
Noelene said: For those struggling to find the picture of the painting, try
http://tinyurl.com/cluhgl
The seated nun in the centre back right seems to have collection of bobbins
on the pillow on her lap. So I think there are 3 bobbin lacemakers, one
spinner, and the one standing up on the
On 16 Apr 2009, at 22:06, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
There is a picture at the MMA which shows Nuns at Work. Nun's work
is a
term sometimes used for lacemaking. Thanks to the miracle of
zoomification,
it is now possible to zoom on this picture to try to figure out what
the
nuns are doing.
From: Sue Babbs sueba...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [lace] Nuns at Work-is it lace?
Noelene said: For those struggling to find the picture of the painting, try
http://tinyurl.com/cluhgl
The seated nun in the centre back right seems to have collection of bobbins
on the pillow on her lap. So I think
