tatting her way to the scaffold

[majolika.livejournal.com]

Did you know this drawing? That's Marie-Antoinette, aged 7. Such a *huge* shuttle! I read somewhere that she tatted all the time later in life, especially while she was waiting to be beheaded on the Guillotine.



EDIT: no, this is NOT a tatting shuttle. Please see comments.

Comments

[moniqueleigh]

First, don't delete it! This is a common misunderstanding, & seeing this post (& comments) might help somebody else. :)

Erm, what book? A lot of folks just copy what they've seen in other books. Unfortunately, in the 1800s, authors would often claim great age for something for whatever reasons (to make it more legitimate, in some cases). So, history buffs & researchers get snookered lots of times. :)

[majolika.livejournal.com]

it's just a stupid German crafts book from the 1970s. I'm sure there was no historical research done. Well, and I looked at it, and I thought, well her head is also too big, and ... um, I wish I could locate the other quote about her crafts, I wonder what I read/dreamt there:)

[moniqueleigh]

Yeah, the author probably just copied what some previous author had written. *shrug* It happens. Blomqvist & Persson do it in their book, as do several others. :)