PAHMA controlled list—Ownership exchange method

Ownership exchange method

 

notes

gift

 

incl. donation

purchase

 

 

sale at auction

 

bought at auction

transfer

 

 

exchange

 

 

found in collections

 

incl. abandonment

xxx

 

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Ownership exchange method

 

Definition

The means by which title to an object is transferred between two Owners, before title was transferred to the organisation.

How to record

Use a single term, without punctuation or capitalisation. Maintain a list of standard terms.

Examples

gift; purchase; sale at auction

Use

Record once for each ownership exchange. Use Acquisition method for the transfer of title which occurs when an object enters the organisation's ownership. Use Object history note to describe the full circumstances of the change in ownership.

Information group

Object history and association information