[Ansteorra] Suggestion for Kingdom Property

[Gail Gavit]

I agree. For someone to profit financially from a donation when the donor 
did not is not right.
Katherine B.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lori Campbell" <countesskat at yahoo.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Suggestion for Kingdom Property


> Here's a suggestion, for what it's worth...
>
> Artisans in Wiesenfeuer once made some lovely
> travelling thrones for the Kingdom's 10th anniversary
> coronation.  They donated them to the kingdom and over
> many years they saw some very hard use.
>
> One time in particular, after they had been returned
> to the barony again for repair, the Kingdom financial
> committee made a written agreement with the barony
> that when/if repairing those thrones for use became
> impractical or impossible or if they were replaced,
> they would be retired back to the barony, as opposed
> to the broken pieces being stored forever or
> surplussed in an auction.
>
> Others who have donated such regalia might want to
> consider contacting kingdom to propose such a deal
> (either individuals or groups).  More often than not,
> these well-used items have no identifying features
> that would say who crafted them.  This means Kingdom
> has no choice but to store them or sell them or donate
> them - all of which have great potential for hurting
> the feelings of the donor/craftsman.
>
> I much prefer a situation where an item would be
> returned to the original artisan/donor, who could then
> dispose of their work appropriately, donate it to a
> Crown who wants/used it, or renovate it and bring it
> for historical displays.  It would definitely save the
> Kingdom some storage space.  I think it might make our
> historical displays more interesting too.
>
> Just a thought or two.
>
> Kat MacLochlainn
> Wiesenfeuer
>
>
>
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