By Exeter Museum do you mean Rougemont House? I thought Rougemont was an extension of the V&A, and so they had some costume (not a lot I recall), which would be why I went. There was some lace (I think). It's been 25+ years since I visited Rougemont House, but they did have a nice collection. At the time, they had a display of gloves - 1 was a pair of gloves owned by Queen Elizabeth I, and I think they (or another pair on display) had gold lace on them.
I digress.... I do recall some lace at Allhallows Museum in Honiton. Pat Perryman was demonstrating there, the day I visited (25+ years ago :-) ), so that was interesting to meet her. Used to have family in Devon, so I did the Exeter and Honiton town visits :-) If you can extend down into Cornwall for a day, Tintagell Castle is worth a visit - no lace, but King Arthur is reputedly a former inhabitant. Lovely part of the coast. Cheers, Helen, Duvall, WA. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
