Re: Why was Joseph Mann not mentioned by Roberts and the Royal Collection Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on January 31, 2015, 2:09 am, in reply to "Why was Joseph Mann not mentioned by Roberts and the Royal Collection"
Oh I don't wish to surmise on any of it. There must be a lot not available to us. We can only work with what is published by official sources. --Previous Message-- : I have been pondering why Joseph Mann's name : has not been mentioned in items on the Royal : Collection site and in Roberts' book. For : the Royal Collection site, I suspect that : they have the information, but have not : amended their online information - or : perhaps do not want to. : : M Vine's paper was published in 1997, so : the information was there for researchers : assisting Roberts. Mann was also identified : as the maker in a number of Australian media : publications in 1954, and now that so many : Australian newspapers have been digitised, : the information is there for anyone to : access comparatively easily. : : Surely, when writing the book Roberts would : have seen Mann's name as I did; yet only the : retail jewellery firm of WM Drummond was : mentioned. : : Could this be a case of 'snobbery' where the : craftsmen who actually constructed items are : ignored? : : I can understand that retail jewellers, : given a commission for significant pieces, : wish to promote their business but, after : all this time, I would have thought that the : particular craftsmen involved would be : acknowledged. : : In her paper M Vine says that Laszlo Puzar, : who made the Andamooka opal necklace, had to : promise in writing that he would not claim : credit, and I suspect that only the name of : the retail jewellery firm of Wendts Ltd : would have been stamped on the necklace and : earrings. I can understand the commercial : perspective for the firm, but I personally : think that, for historical purposes, all the : relevant information should be recorded. I : am more interested in the skill of the : craftsmen employed to construct these jewels : than the prestige of a firm of retail : jewellers. :
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