New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06

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It's Illustrations aud 1t will probably appear that he
has Numbered By relying them. This work OF Mr..
Docll Was one OF The earliest publications touching my
discoveries in Cyprus and his Autographs were made
| e1cuivey from photographs. which took myself in
Cyprus and gave him. The original negatives aud pho
togrpls are ut the service of the committee The limo
graphs in the book OF DOe of course less trust
worthy ana from neglect Of FAINT lines. TO mis-
| lta1 inexperienced persons
The photographs and Docll's Autographs and descrip-
Mons represent objects ~ they stOrd cOuryerd
ia cyprus. vast mass without arrangement without
an attempt 70 bring together the fragments of
many slAhe4 paced OBJ cis az well as could, and
sometimes fragmints arranged as they would stand
without cemert 10 hcld them together, and photo,
aphei thei Tor my own personal pleasure and TO send
To- m nds SorOe photographs taken at the places
OF excavation. NOS some of these photographs become
| OF YaUe rs tneY wi I AID your Investigation.
sum M my reply IN few statements:
FTSi-Ihrre instance IN the collection Of
lton'hlng o: t1npeng with The sorface OF any jec
"cond-Ihele are but two instances OF restoration
entire coccto2 namely, those aboyG dcsrnrG. saw
this only u contradict tbe charge OF unnjcligcu
tOratohs." should have ben fully justin n follow
Ing the universal custom OF European muNeum9, in re-
storing missing portions Of Objects especially pous Of
! noses on heads otherwise perfect ard fine. / have
qnstainrd iroIn 50 doing LEAVING re- "'auons to Tie
WrG-Iepalrs Ofbr ken objects bsye been made with
"euen uycnted for our own use to stand the NewYOFk
an inch between fragments brought Together The sur
lace o The ncs of repair has been coyerad with water
swelling aud lOosenng: tn being needed by The pccn-
llr porous calrarcou9 stone o. Cyprus; and this -
done accordance Win the proper custom OF Atcnao-
dear lie committee to examine tho different condi.
ton" objects thu7 protected, from OBJECTS not 80 pro.
tcctcd which were lett an experiment. You viii
perceive that single year has proved the absolute
Necessity OF tins protection.
Az UNTRUE STATEMENT As TO THE BRONZgs.
Finally must refer to accusation mat the brcnzes
Of Tic Museum have beeu treated witha false pdtina
This stat mont is distinc Is untrue. Tie British
Museum IS IN possession Of secret process belonging to
Mr. Ready. their chef rcparer with which they treat
bronz - and which preserves them from further thcir
I.tTof ~ hay hppn gp
treated my request by ibis MI Ready, which
on cxniOit ION In This Museum.
Tie superb bronze gates OF BlH"ai recently discny-
been so tfc led by Mr. Ready, as YOU can sec from
npte h Yc received from him.
The Trustees Of tbs Museum cudcayorrd to obtain
from Mr. Ready ths 9rocrss but he dcc ed To comuu-
mcatr n. and IN Museum con not ad'id 10 pay tho
amount demanded b. him Tor sending ais Ion ger 10
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