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Definitions of provenance in various dictionaries:
noun - where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
Place of origin; derivation.
Proof of authenticity or of past ownership.
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| French for "source", it's the complete record of ownership of a piece of art |
| The "Antiques Roadshow" website calls this "a fancy word" for who owned an object, when & where |
| To authenticate a painting, you need this record of its ownership from the period of its creation to the present |
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| the place of origin or earliest known history of something. |
| where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| the place of origin of something: |
| Place of origin derivation. |
| The history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated. Used of artworks, antiques, and books. |
| The records or documents authenticating such an object or the history of its ownership. |
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| Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody or location of a historical object. The term was originally mostly used in relation to works of art but is now used in similar senses in a wide range of fields, including archaeology, paleontology, archives, manuscripts, printed books and science and computing. The primary purpose of tracing the provenance of an object or entity is normally to provide contextual and circumstantial evidence for its original production or discovery, by establishing, as far as practicable, its later history, especially the sequences of its formal ownership, custody and places of storage. The practice has a particular value in helping authenticate objects. Comparative techniques, expert opinions and the results of scientific tests may also be used to these ends, but establishing provenance is essentially a matter of documentation. The term dates to the 1780s in English. Provenance is conceptually compara |