I agree that any archive can be incomplete. Strictly, we need the tiara to be found in an archive but that might not ever happen.
--Previous Message-- : Archives are not always 100% accurate accounts : of the past. But rather a collection of what : was kept. Sometimes things are missing for a : number of reasons. There are many artifacts : without any records found in archives. : Doesn't mean they were not made. The paper : trail just isn't there anymore. : : Just like archives sometimes contain items : that were not intended there but ended up : there by accident and then conclusions are : made based on the single fact that the : evidence is found in that archive..... : : Anyway I am eager to learn who in fact then : made all these individual pieces. : : : : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Could someone explain why this is such a : surprise? Already 17 years (!) ago Rene Brus : very convincingly documented that this tiara : is not Mellerio, including the information : that Mellerio doesnt have any record of it : in their archives. : : : : :