[DCRM-L] a model ship

[Jane Wickenden]

534 ## $pOriginal version:$cWoolwich, 1759

:-)

Jane

On Thu, 9 Jan 2020, 15:05 Noah Sheola, <sheola at bc.edu> wrote:

> What an interesting item, Francis. I would be inclined to take into
> consideration your institution's rationale for owning the model, but all
> things being equal, I see the model as the creation of the kit
> manufacturer. I suppose you could always consider the model a manifestation
> of a work created by naval architect Sir Thomas Slade, right?
> Noah
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 9:48 AM Lapka, Francis <francis.lapka at yale.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> I have at my desk an assembled model of HMS Victory, similar to this:
>> https://modelshipworld.com/topic/7688-shipyard-hms-alert-1777-196-scale-paper-model-kit/
>>
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>> I’m debating whether to describe it as primarily the work of the kit
>> manufacturer (a Polish firm) or as the work of the local fellow who
>> assembled it, with some modifications and supplements to the manufacturer’s
>> design. Put another way: should I treat this as a multiple, or as a unique
>> object? (If *unassembled*, the decision would be easy.) The decision
>> affects a host of fields, including main entry, place, and date.
>>
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>> On a less complicated note: Does anyone know of an established
>> relationship designator to convey the role of model maker? I haven’t found
>> one.
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>> I’m keen to hear your perspectives.
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>> -Francis
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>> (I recognize that this a special collections cataloging question, not
>> strictly DCRM.)
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>> Francis Lapka
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>> *Senior Catalogue Librarian*
>>
>> Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
>>
>> Yale Center for British Art
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>> 203-432-9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu
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>
> --
> Noah Sheola
> Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
> John J. Burns Library
> Boston College
>
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