| Original Message: Lace Bobbins and their spangled past~ |
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It seems to me that the distinguishing characteristics of most fancy lace bobbin beads are small sizes and their stylistic squiggles. And my confusion comes from not being familiar with bobbins employing beads larger than 17mm, or 5/8 inch. When comparable squiggle beads are found as Venetian examples ONE INCH AND LARGER in the African trade, I can see why it has been argued that a number of fancy English lace bobbin beads may have been made more often by Venetians. The lace bobbin bead in "Greasy yellow" with pink and white squiggles in the lower right of Carole's image is occasionally found in large sizes among African Trade Beads. I am doubting that an Englishman would have made such a bead over one inch in diameter. However, we may also speculate that a Venetian may have copied an English style...Nobody really knows when we are mainly relying upon oral history. Thank you very much -everyone- for sharing your comments and expertise. I enjoy our balmy collaboration in attempt to restring the long lost past. Sincerely, All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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