Re: Why was Joseph Mann not mentioned by Roberts and the Royal Collection Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on January 31, 2015, 9:39 am, in reply to "Re: Why was Joseph Mann not mentioned by Roberts and the Royal Collection"
Thank you very much, Beth1, for your research (even if the "your" is a collective one, in this case). It is a great progress in our knowledge about the Australian Wattle Brooch. About the Royal Collection, the webpages about the royal jewels were published on the occasion of various exhibitions at Buckingham Palace, so I guess that they considered that these webpages are supposed to remain as they were at the time of the exhibition, and that they are not supposed to be updated. Just a guess... Regarding the names of the retail company vs/ individual craftsmen, I think it is a common practise that "only" the name of the firm remains. At a beautiful exhibition about Cartier one year ago in Paris ("Cartier, le style et l'histoire"), several names of craftsmen or designers who worked for Cartier throughout the company's history were mentioned (Alexandre Genaille, his brother Georges Genaille, Maurice Duvallet, Emile Faure, Charles Jacqueau, Peter Lemarchand, Jeanne Toussaint...), but of course, only the name "Cartier" has been commonly remembered. As Beth1 had mentionned that Joseph Mann had worked for Cartier before WW2, I have also checked, in the catalogue of this exhibition, if the name of Joseph Mann was mentionned - but unfortunately, it is not. I agree, though, that, when the names of the craftsmen and makers of a jewel have been recorded, it would be great that they are mentioned - at least as a sign of recognition for their skills.
|
|