Does anyone know a good reference book on identifying
lace? I have a dress remnant that the donor believes is the wedding dress of
an ancestor. To me it looks nothing like the fuzzy photo she has of the bride
but there is the possibility it was altered later, so I am trying to match it
with the description in the newspaper wedding announcement for a more
definitive answer. Unfortunately the newspaper has let me down this time and
only gave me one sentence: “The bride was exquisitely attired in a Liere lace
robe over chiffon-taffeta, and wore a tulle veil fastened with orange
blossoms.”
I can’t find a good description, or even better a
photograph, of Liere lace. I emailed the Lace Museum
in Sunnyvale, Calif but haven’t gotten a
response.
Thanks,
Heidi Campbell-Shoaf,
Curator
Historical Society of
Frederick
County
24 East Church
Street
Frederick, Md. 21701
www.hsfcinfo.org
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