Comments on: Stanley Rondeau at the V&A https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sylvia Wright https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-1553290 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:40:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-1553290 Capt. Le Keux (Pierre/Peter) abt 1714-1768 was my 1st cousin, 7 x removed.

I didn’t know the V&A had these designs!

Thank you for showing them.

Regards, Sylvia, Surrey, UK

]]> By: Sophie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-1189734 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:12:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-1189734 Did Stanley return to the V&A in 2012? Would love to know the update!

]]> By: LeeAnne Tetrault https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-69315 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:24:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-69315 Hello, was so pleased to see your blog in regards to your family’s heritage and the beautiful Huguenot designs shown. We live in the area of Manikintowne, Virginia, the original settlement of over 160 Huguenot families in the early 1700s, Abraham and Sallie Michaux, along with their descendants are buried in the Michaux St. James cemetery across from our now restored chapel, presently being used as a community center, and many Huguenot homes still existant. We have become interested in perhaps replicating, patterns of Huguenot textiles, as I researched so many of the original settlers hereabouts were from the Spitalfields area of London. If you were in knowledge of any source, or families such as yours, who have left pattern collections, how wonderful it would be to show a display of them in our Huguenot History collection. We have a wonderful curator of documents at the Virginia State Library, and a lovely early textiles collection of fabric and clothing located at our Valentine Museum in downtown Richmond. It would be most intriguing to have a display or have a block printing done of early Huguenot textiles, fabrics, household textiles etc. wherein we may give homage to our earliest settlers here. It’s a beautiful rural area that we live in, and while the first settlers here had a most difficult time, building their lives, here, as their skills were less in farming, than in textiles, we see how well, they acclimated and became citizens of some note, and pride. My husband and I will be coming back for a visit in June, and are looking forward to exploring the Spitalfields area, and revisiting the V&A remembering how very much we especially enjoyed our time there. Have you considered working with a fabric company to recreate your family’s legacy designs? Must be very exciting! And should you have any ideas in regards to our linking American Huguenot heritage and the silk weavers of Spitalfields it would be grand to hear from you. Take care, and wish you well. LeeAnne Tetrault, 4053 Old River Trail, Powhatan, Virginia 23139 USA.

]]> By: Glennis Wainwright Johnson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-59793 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:07:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-59793 John Rondeau and I are 1st cousins seven times removed. I hope some day to see some of his work. Thank you Stanley.
Glennis

]]> By: Sylvie Sweet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-46581 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:30:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-46581 Stanley, You are to be commended for all the research you have done regarding the Rondeau family. My ancestor was Susannah Rondeau 1791 – 1821 who married Andrew Larcher 1791 – 1868. I wonder if you have any information on the Larcher family, also silk weavers from the area? Or can point me in the direction to begin some research.

]]> By: Barbara Rondeau https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-22105 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:18:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-22105 Thank you for including the absolutely beautiful images and sharing a piece of my family history. Barbara Rondeau, Dallas USA

]]> By: Robert Nash https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-22009 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:51:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-22009 Dear Gentle author, thank you from the Huguenot descendants of distant Australia for that sensitive and moving tribute to Anna Maria Garthwaite and to the silkweavers of Spitalfields. Many of our ancestors were silkweavers who worked so hard, and for little reward, to produce these beautiful fabrics. Merci bien, cher ami.

]]> By: Jill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-5508 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:57:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-5508 This post captures the excitement of someone coming into physical contact with their heritage. I share Stan’s Rondeau roots, so this has made my day. Thank you very much.

]]> By: Anne Forster https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-5506 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:20:23 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-5506 These silk designs are truly beautiful and so vivid.

]]> By: Don McNulty https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/01/28/stanley-rondeau-at-the-va/#comment-5501 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:49:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=22290#comment-5501 Wonderful to read this, especially out here at the edge of the world, Vancouver BC, where anything 150yrs old is ancient. I greatly enjoy your posts.

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