Felix Cherniavsky - Correspondence with Dance Collection Danse 1

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Felix Cherniavsky - Correspondence with Dance Collection Danse 1

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Philix Cherniouski , 11:52 PM 12/12/19 , Re : attributing > ourselves with this " belief that such a headdress could be her property . > As I am sure you are aware , archives are always in fear of being given > stolen property or fakes and it has become the custom to " attribute " things > to an owner , using evidence to justify calling an item / artifact as belonging > to so - and - so . In this case , there is excellent photographic proof that the > headdress is Maud's and for anyone asking us to " prove " that the headdress > belonged to M.A. We would produce the photographic evidence and hope they > believed it . > An instance would be an exhibition in a museum . Museums will not accept > duplicates in exhibitions - it's the real thing or nothing . > So , in a way , attributing the headdress to M.A. gets us off the hook if > anyone asked the Archives to " prove " that it is authentic . > However , with regard to your concern with " attributing " and the value of the > headdress ... there is no relationship . We will be issuing a tax receipt for > $ 1000.00 as soon as we have the Gift forms in hand . > Interesting ... when we had the costumes evaluated one of the first questions > to come up was " how do we know this is M.A.'s costume . " The most revealing > evidence is on the skirt of the costume where there are elaborate > decorations . But these can only be seen when the skirt is open , not hanging > straight . We have no photographs were this decoration can be seen , because > all of the poses are of M.A. standing still . If she was moving , the skirt > may have revealed some of the needlework on the skirt . We ended up counting > beads and threads on the upper part of the bodice ! > So , that archives 101. I hope this clears up your concerns , > Do you want to donate the diaries ? There may be time to do the paper work > before December 31 , 1999. By the way , these would not be " attributed " as > they are signed by M.A. > Best ... Lawrence Printed for Dance Collection Danse < dancecol@web.net > 2