‘Specimens Distributed’
‘Specimens Distributed’
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发表时间：
2020
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0.2
通讯作者：
F. Driver
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作者：
Caroline Cornish;F. Driver
本文介绍了从1847年到1914年，基尤的皇家植物园（rbgk）的经济植物学博物馆的对象的扩散的研究。该博物馆由威廉·胡克（William Hooker）建立，收到了来自世界各地的数千件物品，其展示旨在说明植物的特性和经济潜力。本文认为，博物馆研究对获取和积累过程的传统关注只抓住了藏品历史的一个方面。借鉴在基尤和其他地方的档案和收藏品的研究，我们强调通过各种渠道从基尤的博物馆标本和文物的再分配。我们关注三种流通模式：第一，基尤作为收藏品交换中心的作用;第二，物品的交换;第三，将标本和手工艺品分发给不列颠群岛的学校，这种做法在该时期结束时变得普遍。
This paper presents research on the dispersal of objects from the Museum of Economic Botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (rbgk) from 1847 to 1914. Established by William Hooker, the museum received thousands of objects from around the world, the display of which was designed to illustrate plants’ properties and economic potential. The paper argues that the conventional focus in museum studies on processes of acquisition and accumulation captures only one side of collections’ history. Drawing on research in archives and collections at Kew and elsewhere, we highlight the redistribution of specimens and artefacts from Kew’s museum through a variety of channels. We focus on three modes of circulation: firstly, Kew’s role as a clearing house for collections; secondly the exchange of objects; and thirdly the distribution of specimens and artefacts to schools across the British Isles, a practice which became prevalent towards the end of the period.