Comments on: In praise of darning

By: Ron Brownson

Ron Brownson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:06:59 +0000

Hi Florence
Is it Te Papa’s house style not to include the date of initial accession?
Ron

By: Te Papa

Te Papa — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:16:44 +0000

Hi Ron,

Thanks for that feedback.
The credit line is correct and as is standard practice acknowledges the source collection, the donor and the date that legal title transferred. It does not include other provenance information.

Florence Liger, on behalf of Te Papa’s Collection Management team

By: Ron Brownson

Ron Brownson — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:07:13 +0000

Is the date of this acquisition actually correct as stated below?
Moai kavakava (human figure), 1800s, Maker unknown, Easter Island. Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992. Te Papa

Surely the acquisition reference should be something like:
W.O. Oldman collection, acquired by the Dominion Museum in 1949, gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992.
I am just thinking of how Roger Neich would have credited the accession details.
Regards
Ron