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In a letter dating from 1936 or 1937, Lusk Webster explained that "the first 12 cases, containing the archaeological and Oriental material were installed in June 1936, [and] the [Decorative Arts] Gallery was opened to the public." She regularly wrote to C. T. Currelly, director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, for advice about how to arrange her cases. Lusk Webster was primarily concerned with coverage, desiring to represent diverse time periods as well as cultures. Yet she was also intent on creating an aesthetic experience for visitors. Her letters to Currelly were strategic, and often included requests for objects from the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, meant to fill the gaps in her cases at the New Brunswick Museum.

 

 

 New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, N.B., 1989.83.1209

 

Spanish Case in the Decorative Arts Gallery

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, before 1940

 

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, N.B., 1989.83.1211

 

Persian Case in the Decorative Arts Gallery

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, c. 1940