I've
been putting the location of where I put the object number, and
what general method I used ("in pencil at bottom right corner,
verso") in what we call the Physical Description field. This is where
I write a textual description about the tactical and visual basics about an item
(i.e. what the items looks like, colors, markings, methods, etc). We
have a different description field "Subject/Content Description" to discuss
subject matter and relevance.
Currently, I've only been physically marking items that can be marked
with pencil, and tagging 3-D objects. In the future though, when I'm set up and
have more time for marking 3-D items, I intent to put the method used for
marking the item, in the Conservation module. I'll use "Numbering/Tagging
Information" as the Survey Type, and enter "See Remarks" in Overall Condition,
and use the Remarks field to write about the method/materials used (B72, India
ink, whatever...). I suppose, I may also use a Line Item to attach a
digital photograph, if that seems necessary, or if during a treatment, the
number was removed and needed to be re-applied, this could also be tracked as a
line item.
This
seems like a good place to keep this information, since it offers a lot of
fields to work with, and also keeps this information in the same area of the
database with conservation/treatment information. If conservators or someone in
the future wants to know what method was used in numbering an item, it will be
available to them in an area of the database they are used to looking
at.
Hope
this helps.
Allison
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Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Renee
Bomgardner Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:10 PM To:[log in to unmask] Subject: Recording location of object
number
Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone records the location of the
object number on the object and if so where are you recording this information
in TMS.