Wendy Wiener recently wrote (try saying that three times real fast!):
>I am trying to develop a numbering system for >props and reproductions
used in a historic house >museum. I want the numbering system to be
>distinct from our regular object numbering system >(ex., 1997.1), so
they can be easily distinguished...
We have a large reproduction furniture collection at the Texas Capitol.
For numbering, we place an "R" before the number and invert the order
(R1.1997, R2.1997, etc.).
Hope this is helpful.
Ali
Alice B. Turley
Assistant Curator/Curator of Education
Texas Capitol
State Preservation Board
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Austin, Texas 78701
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