Hi
In reply to Devon's query.
A quote from the literature from the museum - 'This exhibition is made up
from items that remain in the keep of the family who are kindly allowing the
Bowes Musuem to exhibit them for the first time ever.'
They also say - 'Items from the Blackborne collection were exhibited at major
international exhibitions and sold to major museums across the world. In 1908
an American newspaper article stated "The famous Blackborne collection,
occupied fifty years in its gathering, and, embracing the representative
diverse handiwork of five centuries, it is said to be on of the finest in the
world".'
I would say they are all part of the original collection after reading the
information we received.
I have read through the information and cannot see anything about taking
photographs. I thought that when we looking at the Bowes lace collection we
were allowed to take photos without flash, but it may be different with items
from a private collection. The owners could have specified no pictures to be
taken. Maybe nearer the date they may put more information on their web site.
The building is very imposing and looks like a stately home but in fact it
was designed and built as a museum by John and Josephine Bowes to house their
vast collection of art.
Dianne
in cloudy Preston.
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