Field: Object Name
Attributes: free-text, short; alpha-numeric
Access: system admin
Description: Descriptive generic name for the object (usually more specific than Classification field).
Example: watercolors
Data-Entry Conventions: Optional. Available during new object creation and on object front card. Use Ctrl + Insert to access thesaurus for terms. Can be more specific than Classification (like Print/lithographs or the same as Classification (like: Painting/paintings). [Although the Object Name field is designed to allow users to type data freely into the field, you can use the Thesaurus Lookup Tool to enter an Object Name from the Thesaurus]
Kimberly Sissons
Cataloging Assistant
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
PO Box 7287
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
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Thanks,
Michelle
Michelle Gallagher Roberts
Chief Registrar
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