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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 466938, member: 50&quot;]You know while I agree with liking things to be usable, I guess it depends on why you have/collect things.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have literally hundreds of pieces of old pottery and porcelain. Most have some damage. I &quot;live&quot; with them in that most of them are where they can be seen. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have them because I&#039;m interested in the forms, decoration, body and construction of old pots and many museums don&#039;t let you play with their stuff. (funny thing that<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />) Because I&#039;ve spent quite a lot of years volunteering in archaeology it&#039;s proven to be a nice blend of what interests me both in whole form and when finding sherds in the ground. (not talking about pot hunting but working with archaeologists on sanctioned projects)</p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway, I don&#039;t actually use my pots for their original purpose but they still have a purpose for study.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s my pot defense anyway<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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