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Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Name That Band - 8

Now do you think these are palmettes, pineapples - or something else? How would you name this band? To look at all the bands so far just click here.
Posted by N E E D L E P R I N T at 19:32

11 comments:

  1. Diana4 May 2010 at 20:47

    They look like pineapples to me so I would call it "Welcome Band".

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  2. SusieQ4 May 2010 at 23:07

    I believe these are artichokes which were apparently introduced to France in the late 16th Century. As for a name - perhaps Artichoke Arcade

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  3. Unknown5 May 2010 at 02:16

    They remind me of teasle heads...

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  4. Anonymous5 May 2010 at 04:16

    Does anyone see artichokes? It reminds me of some Christmas wreathes I saw at Colonial Williamsburg decorated with artichokes.

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  5. ~mj~5 May 2010 at 05:35

    Pineapple scroll?

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  6. Luned5 May 2010 at 10:02

    At first glance I took them for flames of a candle or torch. I agree that they're more like pineapples with the dot markings, maybe palmettes would have the leaves separate, so how about Flames of Welcome.

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  7. N E E D L E P R I N T5 May 2010 at 10:57

    How interesting to hear about the artichoke connection - and flames also. I can see all those things, what brilliant names you have!

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  8. shirley5 May 2010 at 11:20

    I kind of see a torch and vines -so I would call it Torch of Truth -

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  9. N E E D L E P R I N T5 May 2010 at 18:09

    And flames and torches - yes. How interesting... now put yourself in the shoes - or holding the needle - of a girl given a sampler on which the designs have been pre-outlined - no suggestion of what might happen in the middle - and the choice is entirely yours how you interpret and fill the outline. Is it possible if provided with an outline of, say, palmettes - but you didn't know a palmette from a papaya - however, you did know a pineapple - might it be possible that you would fill in the outline to make it more resemble a pineapple? And might people looking at your sampler in the future see more clearly a pineapple rather than the (intended by the designer) palmette? A bit like Chinese Whispers?

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  10. barbara r-g6 May 2010 at 00:18

    i think of pineapples and feathers. how about "pineapple feather band"

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  11. Shawkl17 May 2010 at 14:35

    The remind me of ostrich feathers that the Egyptian Nubian slaves would fan Cleopatra with. So, how about "fantastic".

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