It’s a great idea David.
We have had the same issue with artwork
frames, and have recently decided to remove frames as object components.
I would also be keen to hear of
any solutions people have in dealing with frames, such as David as indicated.
Sarah
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Subject: Frames as separate objects
A week or so ago, there was a thread going
for those of you who made individual records for non-art components of a work
of art (frame, crate, pedestal, mount, etc.).
I am leaning towards starting a global
policy here whereby EVERY frame in our museum would have a unique record in
TMS, whether it lived on its work of art or not. The frame would be
linked to the object, and if a frame was used over and over again, could be
linked to multiple objects, creating a history of use for the frame.
It seems to me that if EVERY frame were not
entered separately—even those frames that are never removed from a
painting—people who move the objects would easily get confused as to
knowing when to do a location change for a frame and when not to. If the
frames are linked to the object, an art handler who moves a painting with a
frame can easily toggle over to the record for the frame and make that location
change as well.
BUT how do you handle moving entire groups
of objects, like moving an entire exhibition or object package worth of objects
if whoever made the exhibition record or object package didn’t add the
frame records? Is there a way of calling for all of the
“related” objects for ALL of the records in a group?
Am I nuts for thinking this is a good idea?
Thanks in advance for your wisdom and
insight…
David
David Aylsworth
Collections Registar
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Presenting North
Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection
on view June 7
– September 27, 2009