Next door to the 1844 house is a big old Victorian, with a blooming huge magnolia in front. They last about a millisecond, so I stayed under it to catch the light scent of the magnolia while it lasts....
I keep walking to get to the next library. I put my 2 remaining books in.
And then there was this one...she's wearing lace...So I came home with one.
At least it was 2 steps forward, one step back.
#bloomscrolling #reticella #lace
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OMG, this lace...
Via Carol Quarini at the bad place.
Isabella Parasole published books of lace patterns (this one in 1597) that included this #Valentine motif.
She was an impressive and successful woman. Her husband took her name because hers was "more distinguished".
The whole book is here: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355099
The Grolier Club. "[Printed Ornament]," 1919.<br/><br/>New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the Print Revolution, 1520–1620," October 20, 2015–January 10, 2016
Also in today's keyword newsletter is Mr. Lace here. Look at that collar.
Wow, that's a lot of lace going on.
That part perched on her head is particularly interesting.
Mary Sidney Herbert
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Sydney_Herbert.jpg
Ok, back to this thread, my images loaded up overnight. #MFABoston #lace items.
I saw some of the earliest lace pattern books. One by Isabella Parasole 1625, and one by Cesare Vecellio 1591. They are smaller than I thought from the online prints I've seen.
A third lace pattern book was in another case nearby. Domenico da Sera's 1543 "Ornamento de le belle e virtudiose donne". This book was new to me, needs to get into #Wikipedia...
This #reticella towel is world-class fabulous condition. It's big too. Here is the MFA link, but here it is on the wall for size. You can get really close and see the stitches. Those are 3 inch trims on the bottom.
Reticella lace towel https://collections.mfa.org/objects/68779/reticella-lace-towel
OMG, this stunning #embroidery (not in the Sargent part, in the Strong Italian Women exhibit section at the #MFABoston).
Oh, and the lace...mmm...later.
#TextileHistory #BobbinLace #NeedleLace #Reticella
https://mfa.org/exhibition/strong-women-in-renaissance-italy [fixed link]
When you think about Renaissance Italy, do the names Sofonisba Anguissola, Isabella d’Este, or Lavinia Fontana come to mind? These women, and many others whose names we may never know—artists, writers, patrons, entrepreneurs, healers, nuns, teachers, and more—influenced their time much more than history has generally recognized.
Current exhibition at #MFABoston includes textiles from #Renaissance #Italy, it seems. I was wondering if there would be #lace there, and I turned to the page and saw the Parasole book! So I think I'm going to have to go check it out....
#BobbinLace #NeedleLace #Reticella #TextileHistory
https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/strong-women-in-renaissance-italy
When you think about Renaissance Italy, do the names Sofonisba Anguissola, Isabella d’Este, or Lavinia Fontana come to mind? These women, and many others whose names we may never know—artists, writers, patrons, entrepreneurs, healers, nuns, teachers, and more—influenced their time much more than history has generally recognized.
I was just re-watching a previous #lace lecture from #IOLI, about a woman who re-creates #reticella and #PuntoInAria from the original 16th century pattern books and museum pieces.
Grace Gamble has a lovely website with examples and instructions.
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