Hi Lisa,
I would recommend you direct them to the Winterthur Museum in Delaware which has an outstanding collection of decorative arts and is associated with the university of delaware, which also has an amazing doctoral program in decorative arts.
Elyse Gonzales
elyse gonzales, 534 pine #1r, philadelphia, pa 19106
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> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:11:43 -0800
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> I hope someone will be able to steer me in the right direction on behalf of a local family. This family has inherited a large collection of about 700 teapots of all sizes and types that their mother had been collecting since about the 1930s or 40s. According to the daughter, some of the pots are antique and some are contemporary. The family would like to know what they have, not for reasons of selling the pots, just to try to learn about the collection. I thought the collection might lend itself to an interesting research project for a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation. The daughter, who is in education, seemed very interested in going this route. She would learn about the pots and a student would benefit from having a ready-made research project.
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> My question is how to proceed. I don’t know whether this kind of collection would be better suited for someone in Historical Archaeology, Fine Arts, Museum Studies, Ceramics, or some other field. I would appreciate any input from anyone who may be able to steer the family in the right direction. For example, is there a list-serve for any of these fields that would be fertile posting grounds? Should I have them contact any specific Departments of any particular school? What are the pitfalls in such an endeavor for the Collector and the Student?
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