Sun Aug 23, 2020 09:09 PM

Morning Modelbuch (8/24/2020)

1644 sampler with needlelace and cutwork made by Sarah Thral. (She worked her name in the cutwork.) Accession number 57.122.379 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/228305

Georg Herman’s version of many of the lace plates that are frequently omitted in modern versions (which often focus on the counted thread patterns.) Published in 1625 _Ein new kunstlich modelbuch_ http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10548044g