{"product_id":"exchanging-objects-nineteenth-century-museum-anthropology-at-the-smithsonian-institution-9781800730526","title":"Exchanging Objects: Nineteenth-Century Museum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAs an historical account of the exchange of “duplicate specimens” between anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution and museums, collectors, and schools around the world in the late nineteenth century, this book reveals connections between both well-known museums and little-known local institutions, created through the exchange of museum objects. It explores how anthropologists categorized some objects in their collections as “duplicate specimens,” making them potential candidates for exchange. This historical form of what museum professionals would now call deaccessioning considers the intellectual and technical requirement of classifying objects in museums, and suggests that a deeper understanding of past museum practice can inform mission-driven contemporary museum work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an excellent and important contribution to scholarship…(Nichols) has also done a fine job of explaining how a focus on duplicate exchange transforms our entire (mis)understanding of museums as places only for accumulation and preservation.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Ira Jacknis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tChronology\u003cbr\u003e \tLists of Relevant Smithsonian Institution\/USNM Personnel\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Bowl’s Journey, There and Back Again\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Museum Through the Lens of Specimen Exchange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Smithsonian and the Museum: Specimen Exchange as a Bridge between Joseph Henry’s Research Institution and Spencer Baird’s Grand Cabinet\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eSpencer Baird’s U.S. National Museum \u0026amp; Early Trends in Exchanging Anthropological Duplicates (1861-1880)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Networking the National Museum: Exchanging Anthropological Duplicates (1882-1920)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Giving \u0026amp; Receiving: Specimen Exchange Between Curators \u0026amp; the Shaping of Anthropological Collections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: The Duplicate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Duplicates: Specimens in Motion\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogs, Classification and Contingency: Designating Duplicates\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Museum Pasts and Futures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042738864471,"sku":"9781800730526","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800730526.jpg?v=1750955406","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exchanging-objects-nineteenth-century-museum-anthropology-at-the-smithsonian-institution-9781800730526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}