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Artwork Condition Symbol Key

Preserve a supplied artwork-condition symbol and legend source without assigning condition severity.

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Description

Preserve a supplied artwork-condition symbol and legend source.

Conservation records distinguish measured areas, source-qualified condition labels, storage clearances and light exposure. Lux-hours measure photometric exposure, whereas material response depends on spectrum and sensitivity. A nominal inverse-square distance ratio or geometric mask share does not establish an appropriate treatment or safe display limit.

Preserve a supplied artwork-condition symbol and legend source.

When to use this tool

Use Artwork Condition Symbol Key when you already have objectId, suppliedSymbol, meaningSource and need to preserve a supplied artwork-condition symbol and legend source.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter objectId, suppliedSymbol, meaningSource. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter objectId, suppliedSymbol, meaningSource using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
objectIdObject IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
suppliedSymbolSupplied SymbolRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
meaningSourceMeaning SourceRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "objectId": "O17",
    "suppliedSymbol": "△",
    "meaningSource": "legend L4"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"O17\",\"△\",\"legend L4\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without assigning condition severity. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use calibrated observations and the complete conservation, lighting or transport assessment. Check material response, geometry, history and actual condition before applying local ratios, exposure terms or labels to an object.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: art-conservation/artwork-condition-symbol-key — tool.io

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