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Material_Technique
Overview
(Req, Rep, TGN/LOC Authorities/other)
The Work_type field is used to further sub-divide the terms used in the Category field. It refers the work's specific physical form, function, or media.
For more information on titles see CCO, pages 54-57.
Fields
Work_type
For Work_type try use the most specific terms for the type of art or cultural object you are cataloging. Do not include terms that describe the content of the work, e.g. portrait or landscape. Those terms belong in the Subject field. Use the singular when a single work is being cataloged and pluralize the term when more than one is being cataloged.
Work_type refid source
Record the thesaurus used to create the Work_type record.
Work_type refid
Record the refid from the thesaurus for the term used.
Examples
Work_type: lithograph
Work_type refid source: Getty AAT
Work_type refid: 300041379
Work_type: chair
Work_type refid source: Getty AAT
Work_type refid: 300037772
Work_type: coins (money)
Work_type refid source: Getty AAT
Work_type refid: 300037222
