>Dear everyone on the list,
>
>I am a graduate student at George Washington University working on my
>Master's thesis.  In order to finish my paper I have been researching a
>collection housed at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

In your DC telephone book is the telephone number of the TExtile Museum &
the Smithsonian Institute with textile curators galore. Good luck with your
Masters.

>This collection is made up of diverse objects dating from the late 18th
>century to the 20th century.  Among the collection are several pieces of
>lace.  (The dimensions range from 2 inches long to 3 or 4 feet
>long and 1/4 inch to 2 inches wide.) Some of the pieces are labeled with a
>family name.  Others are marked Brabant or Brussels (Louis XIV)
>Unfortunately I am not an expert in lace and do not know what many of the
>pieces are.  Could anyone direct me to a book or person who could help
>me?  Or have some conservation advise.
>
>
>Also does anyone know of an artist by the name of Samuel Shelley (English
>1750-1808)?  The collection also has some framed pictures from a scrap
>book of his drawings.
>
>Thank you,
>Elizabeth Hanson

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