INITIAL CONDITION - Humanities
- Field label
- INITIAL CONDITION
- Field mnemonic
- KIC
- Field name
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- Initial condition
- Etat initial de conservation
- Field definition
- This field contains an assessment of the overall condition of the object at the time of acquisition.
- Heading
- CONDITION FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter keywords or phrases indicating the overall condition of the item at the time of acquisition.
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, Condition Date (KICD), and Object State (OPS).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- faded plumage
- excellent
- deteriorated
- bord de soie décoloré
- coton élimé
- objet en excellent état de conservation
- plumage décoloré
- Discipline
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- Conservation
- Field label (French)
- ETAT INITIAL DE CONSERVATION
- Field mnemonic (French)
- EIK
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