Item type glossary

Item type glossary

Maintaining a consistent and standardised list of terms to describe your collection items will aid you and external researchers in discovering your records. In filling out the Item Type field in Victorian Collections, you will need to choose from the list below.

A downloadable print-friendly version of this glossary is linked at the bottom of the page.

Artwork, other
CurrencyLegal recordPlaque
Accessory
Decorative objectLeisure objectPostcard
Administrative record
Domestic objectLetterPoster
Album
Document
Literary work
Print
Animal specimenDrawingMachineProgramme
ArchiveEducation kitMagazineSculpture
ArticleEphemeraManualSign
AudioEquipmentMapSlide
AwardEssayMedalSouvenir
BannerFilmMemorabiliaTextile
BookFinancial recordMixed mediaTool
BookletFlagModelUniform
CardFlyerMonumentVehicle
CeramicFootwearNegativeWeapon
Ceremonial objectFunctional objectNewsletterWork on paper
CertificateFurnitureNewspaperUnknown
ClothingGeological specimenPainting
CoinHeadwearPamphlet
ContainerHonour boardPhotograph
CostumeInstrumentPlan
CraftJournalPlant specimen


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