After undergoing sporadic schooling, she participated in excavations of a Neolithic Period site at Hembury, Devon, England, by which time she had become skilled at making reproduction-quality drawings of stone tools.
After landing in Boston, he worked for two years at making reproductions, repairing antiques and peddling furniture before he founded his own business on Charles Street.
Raimondi eventually became the engraver of Raphael, organizing a workshop that was dedicated primarily to making reproductions of that master's work.
Mr. Oulton, 42, at right, has worked with furniture since he was 18, making reproductions of certain identifiably English pieces — like those vast leather Chesterfield sofas — for Halo Living, his family's wholesale business.
The relative ease of making reproductions has also encouraged many forgeries: a survey of expert opinion placed Rodin in the top ten most-faked artists.
The Young Edwardian label (they made reproduction Victorian clothes) made a version of this sundress.
"Now there are all these wonderful companies that make reproduction wallpaper, doorknobs and lighting fixtures".
But outbreed too far and other difficulties arise as genetic incompatibilities between the parents make reproduction harder.
"For a long time fertility has been helped by people who have been sharing their sperm or eggs, in order to make reproduction possible for others.
