Condition notes field
The Condition notes field records details about an object's condition on a certain date.
Field details
Visibility: Private field
Field ID: condition_notes
Search example: condition_notes: rust*
Field type: Text field with 1000-character limit
Field location: Conservation tab in the object cataloguing page
Cataloguing tips
Record the object’s condition in more detail. Note any weakness, damage or deterioration (see the list below).
Record if the object requires particular care such as:
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Handling
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Pest control
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Packing
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Conservation treatment
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Regular monitoring
Use the term you pick from the list to start the report, recording what you see and its location. Use as many terms as required, ideally with bullet points for each one.
If an object requires treatment (borer treatment, mould treatment) record this in the conservation treatment field.
Examples
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Abrasions Accretions Adherences Adhering Adhesive residue Bleeding Blistered Borer Brittle Buckled Burnt/scorched Chipped Cockled Compressed Corroded Cracked Creased Cupped Cut Delaminated Delaminating Dented Discoloured Disjoined Distorted Dusty |
Faded Fingerprints Flaking Fly spots Fold lines Foxed Fraying Frilling Holes Inclusions Incomplete Inherent instability Insect active Insect damage Insect frass Insect passive Insect residue Label removed/damaged Loss of luster/dull Losses Missing parts Moths Mould active Mould residue Mould stains |
Odour Paint/substance transfer Perspiration stains Rot Scratched Shedding Silverfish Silvering Soiled – archaeological Soiled – other Split Split/fractured Spotted Stained Stitching unraveling Tangled Thin/weak Torn Unravelling Warped Water damaged Weak joins/seams Worn Yellowed |
Source: Te Papa Tongarewa, National Services Te Paerangi Condition Reporting Forms Template
Search tips
You can search on this field with its ID:
condition_notes
For example, enter condition_notes: rust* into the search field to find all object condition notes including rust, rusts, rusty, or rusted.
