We retain catalogue notes even when they turn out to be wrong. A correction can be more informative than an immaculate description. The collection is an interactive exhibit; its objects and requisitions are not offered for real-world sale.
Notes from The Collection
A well-made thing carries its history quietly: a repair, an old inventory number, a faded note tucked under the lining. This fictional collection is interested in those details, and in the stories that follow when two labels disagree.
Our records separate the observation from the explanation. Names, dates, and labels are retained so a later reader can follow the same evidence.
Visit the listening shelf or read the field notes.
A red felt hat appears at the edge of a provenance photograph. It is not part of the lot.
Retained correspondence: Insurance correspondence.