This work explores the role played by reproductions in American museums from the end of the nineteenth century onwards. It does so by examining the history of a single collection of objects - the Wanamaker Bronzes produced by the Chiurazzi foundry. It traces their history, considering the cultural context in which they were produced and in which the foundry’s artisans operated, as well as their history at the museum that houses them, with its ever changing cast of collectors, keepers, audiences and interests. In doing so, this work hopes to illustrate the manner in which perspectives on and uses of the collection and, by extension, reproductions as a whole, have evolved over time and, through the consideration of broader trends in contemporary museum studies and archaeological research, how they may continue to evolve in the future through the application of modern reproduction technologies.