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Something new for your
something old.
Buy. Sell. Enjoy.
“Finding your Chair’s Roots:”
Antiquing from the comfort of Researching Objects and the People
your armchair.
Who Owned Them
Personalized support for everyone.
Historic Deerfield Museum Course • March 7, 14, 21, 2020
Flynt Center of Early New England Life
Flat monthly rate, commission-free sales.
Objects with histories of ownership, or provenance, are valued by museums, historians,
Social media promotion for dealers. and collectors for their ability to serve as conduits to the past. Occasionally, however,
the provenance of an object is greatly exaggerated or fabricated in order to increase its
monetary value. Ever wonder how museums research the objects in their collection, and
Old school buyer/seller interaction. verify their ownership history? The process, known as provenance research, requires not
only a familiarity with the objects themselves, but also a level of genealogical experience
or training. This course will provide participants with an introduction to the principles
of provenance research, genealogical research methods and sources, and the rules of
connoisseurship, so that they can better assess the age and authenticity of an object, and
its likely owner. Participants will benefit from instruction in utilizing online genealogical
databases and resources, and the opportunity to examine select objects from the museum’s
GoAntiques.com collection.
For more information and to register, please
visit www.historic-deerfield.org
The Largest Antique & Vintage
Center in California
12301 Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Heaven
Heaven
www.kingrichardsantiques.com
on Earth
on Earth
Antiques
Antiques
Exceptional Vintage and Antique Christmas,
Exceptional Vintage and Antique Christmas,
jewelry, and decor
jewelry, and decor
20 N. Main St., Sherborn, MA 01770
508-650-1994
Winter hours: Tues.-Sat., 11-6, Sundays: 2-5
December 2019
35
something old.
Buy. Sell. Enjoy.
“Finding your Chair’s Roots:”
Antiquing from the comfort of Researching Objects and the People
your armchair.
Who Owned Them
Personalized support for everyone.
Historic Deerfield Museum Course • March 7, 14, 21, 2020
Flynt Center of Early New England Life
Flat monthly rate, commission-free sales.
Objects with histories of ownership, or provenance, are valued by museums, historians,
Social media promotion for dealers. and collectors for their ability to serve as conduits to the past. Occasionally, however,
the provenance of an object is greatly exaggerated or fabricated in order to increase its
monetary value. Ever wonder how museums research the objects in their collection, and
Old school buyer/seller interaction. verify their ownership history? The process, known as provenance research, requires not
only a familiarity with the objects themselves, but also a level of genealogical experience
or training. This course will provide participants with an introduction to the principles
of provenance research, genealogical research methods and sources, and the rules of
connoisseurship, so that they can better assess the age and authenticity of an object, and
its likely owner. Participants will benefit from instruction in utilizing online genealogical
databases and resources, and the opportunity to examine select objects from the museum’s
GoAntiques.com collection.
For more information and to register, please
visit www.historic-deerfield.org
The Largest Antique & Vintage
Center in California
12301 Whittier Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Heaven
Heaven
www.kingrichardsantiques.com
on Earth
on Earth
Antiques
Antiques
Exceptional Vintage and Antique Christmas,
Exceptional Vintage and Antique Christmas,
jewelry, and decor
jewelry, and decor
20 N. Main St., Sherborn, MA 01770
508-650-1994
Winter hours: Tues.-Sat., 11-6, Sundays: 2-5
December 2019
35
