ARTH 230: Provenance Research Spring 2014

In the Spring 2014 semester, students enrolled in ARTH 230: Introduction to Museum Studies were required to conduct provenance research on objects from Wheaton's Permanent Collection. Using primary source documents from the collection and the college's Gebbie Archives as well as a variety of secondary sources, they attempted to identify previous owners and/or locations for 18 objects ranging from antiquities to portraits and from books to textiles. This exhibit showcases their findings.

Credits

Sophia Boullier, Class of 2015; Yitong Cai, Class of 2015; Jillian Carkin, Class of 2014; Lyndsay Cooke, Class of 2014; Quinn Harris, Class of 2014; Sarah Hilton; Class of 2016; Remy Jones, Class of 2014; Abigail Matses, Class of 2015; Lauren Robinson, Class of 2016; Jocelyn Ryan-Small, Class of 2014; Jennifer Sands, Class of 2014; Kathleen Sawyer, Class of 2015, Eric Solomon, Class of 2015; Audrey Spina, Class of 2017; Julie Travers, Class of 2014; Xiaochuang Wang; Class of 2015; Hillary Watson, Class of 2014; Erin Wolf, Class of 2015. Students collaborated under the supervision of Professor Leah Niederstadt and Assistant Archivist Megan Wheaton-Book. With thanks to Amy Barlow, Humanities Liaison; Amy Bocko, Digital Assets Curator; and Zephorene L. Stickney, Archivist & Special Collections Curator.