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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 180950, member: 37"]I think this is the best advice. somewhere near where it was made would be the logical place where interest would be the greatest. This could be a university art museum or local historical society museum. I don't know how large the collection is but the odds of finding some place that will display it all is probably going to be slim unless funds are also provided for maintenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may turn out that the best compromise would be to donate a representative sample to one or more museums and disperse the rest. The on-line museum could be maintained as a definitive source for information. It may also best serve your friend's interests if small collections end up in various museums, as more people will become acquainted with the wares and increase interest. An obscure large collection in an equally obscure museum might be more of a curiosity than a resource for widespread learning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 180950, member: 37"]I think this is the best advice. somewhere near where it was made would be the logical place where interest would be the greatest. This could be a university art museum or local historical society museum. I don't know how large the collection is but the odds of finding some place that will display it all is probably going to be slim unless funds are also provided for maintenance. It may turn out that the best compromise would be to donate a representative sample to one or more museums and disperse the rest. The on-line museum could be maintained as a definitive source for information. It may also best serve your friend's interests if small collections end up in various museums, as more people will become acquainted with the wares and increase interest. An obscure large collection in an equally obscure museum might be more of a curiosity than a resource for widespread learning.[/QUOTE]
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