The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-11
MUSEUM MOURNS
MORGAN PORCELAIN
Collection Never Can Be Re-
placed, Says Director
Robinson.
JESUP GIFTS IMPORTANT

Before showing The reporters the -.
cent accessions OF the Metropoltar Mr..
scum of Art, Edward Robinson. "a.
director. gave out yesterday the follow
ing statement in reference to the recent
sale OF the J. y. Morgan collection OF
Chinese porcelains to Duveeu bros and
thor imminent removal from tho
museum
1T would he idle to pretend 10 mint
mize the disappointment which all OF
us who are connected with the museum
feel at the approac ing loss OF the Nor.
gan collection of Chinese poruul4.us
When great collection goes from "A
museum the loss X permanent one
and In the present case 1t is almost In.
conceivable that what has gone can ever
be replaced on the same scale by ma
terial of the same high quality. as there
is no other such collection In the world
and 1t Is not probable that one Ike IL
can be brought together again. Not long
since distinguished European counois-
seur told me that New York was the
one place 10 which student OF Chlueye
art must come before he could pretend
to have a knowledge OF porcclaIns. and
! remember that several years ago a
Chinese prince who visited New York
said that while the museum had many
treasures. In this IL was unique. as 10
such collection OF the potter's art could
be brought together in China to-day
AT the same time we must remember
that the museum has never had any
claim to the permanent possession ~
the collection. 1t has always been here
distinctly as loan. Whatever our
hopes may have been Mr.. Morgan. Sr,
never, so far as | am aware, inttmated
to any one his intention OF giving or
bequeathing II to the museum knowing
as we do his sons loyal devotion TO his
fathers memory and his determination
to carry out the latter's Intentions 10
the utmost OF his ability. We must he
lieve that any dismembermeut Of tho
Morgan collections arises from what he
believes TO be n necessity, and certainly
that II is not due to Indifference to his
fathers wishes or to lack OF Interest
In the institution to which his father
was so heartily devoted"
II was announced that al the meet
ing OF the trustees on January Is
bequest Of an especially generous char
acter had been received by the museum
from the late Mrs. Morris X Iesup
The legacy consisted Of large number
OF paintings, and t. the museum was
change them and also 10 hang them
among the groups Of the various schools
OF paintings as the museum " she'd
Fifty thousand dollars free OF tax was
given TO the museum 10 be invested rs
permanent fund to be applied 10 keep
ing the collection in repair or for tho
purchase of new paintings. Mrs Jesnp
gave further sum II 100000 TO con-
s;itute a permanent fund to be known
as the Morris X. Jesup fund. the in
come of which is to be used for the en-
couragement Of American art iu any
way the trustees of the museum may
think best.
The paintings thus coming to the mu-
scum include specimens by many great
painters, such as j. +. Millet, Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS Constable Gainsbor, ugh
Romney, Corot. lIohbema, Troyon. Rous.
seau and others. and will be temporarily
shown in the room Of recent accesslo ns
early in March.
The recent accessions of classical art
also were placed on public view yeste--
day. They include a bronze head oi
Agrippa. Roman, and several Creek
heads and "A carved Roman tomb In
the Egyptian room, newly arranged. was
exhibited statuette Of King Scsostrls
l., liner In modelling than any sculpture
previously known of the Middle King
dom.