Deaccessioned Art
It is standard professional practice for museums to routinely evaluate their collections to ensure that the highest standards of collecting and display are maintained. From time to time, it is necessary to remove one or more works of art from the museum’s permanent collection in accordance with the standards determined by the Association of Art Museum Directors. This practice is known as deaccessioning.
The Cleveland Museum of Art maintains a cautious approach toward deaccessioning. A work of art may be a candidate for deaccessioning due to lack of relevancy to the museum’s mission, duplication in the collection, poor quality or condition, repatriation, false attribution, or the museum’s inability to adequately care for or store the work of art due particular needs or requirements.
The following list outlines the works of art that have been deaccessioned from the museum’s collection since 1998.
Title | Artist/Origin | Former Accession | Date Created | Department |
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Tablespoon | Newton E. Crittenden (American, 1872) | 1951.98 | c. 1850-1860 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Pitcher | Joseph Shoemaker (American, 1764-1829) | 1924.748 | c. 1800-1810 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Sugar Tongs | Eli Mygatt (American, 1742-1807) | 1919.871 | c. 1800 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Sugar Spoon | Royal Cowles (American, 1897) | 1957.151 | c. 1846-1849 or 1857- c. 1870 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Cream Jug | America, 18th century | 1940.289 | c. 1720-1740 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Ladle | England, London, 19th century | 1945.175 | 1824-1825 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Tablespoon | John Burt (American, 1693-1746) | 1940.162 | c. 1730 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Caster | America (possibly), 18th century | 1940.401 | c. 1750-1770 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Wine Taster | France, Angers, mid-18th century | 1955.356 | mid 1700s | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Cream Jug | Joseph Edwards (American, 1737-1783) | 1940.193 | c. 1775 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Interior of an Inn | follower of Pieter Jacobs Codde (Dutch, 1599-1678) | 1948.462 | 1600s | European Painting and Sculpture | September 6, 2010 |
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Teapot with Hinged Cover | firm of Richard Gurney (British) | 1935.37 | 1760 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Christ and the Woman of Samaria | Flanders, Mechelen, 17th century | 1942.860 | 1600s | European Painting and Sculpture | September 6, 2010 |
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Shell Dish | firm of John (British) Angel (British), firm of Joseph Angel (British) | 1964.415 | 1838-1839 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Porringer | America, 18th century | 1940.422 | c. 1790 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Salt | possibly by Joseph Holt Ingraham (American, 1752-1841) | 1940.229 | c. 1770-1830 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Teaspoon | firm of J. R. Albertson (American, 1823-1907), firm of Royal Cowles (American, 1897) | 1950.76 | c. 1849-1855 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Cann | America, late 19th - early 20th century | 1940.267 | late 1800s - early 1900s | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Teaspoon | James H. Morse (American) | 1951.99 | c. 1820 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |
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Ladle | Scotland, Edinburg, 19th century | 1957.354 | 1804-1805 | Decorative Art and Design | September 6, 2010 |