Collection – E78
E78 Collection
Subclass of:
Scope note:
This class comprises aggregations of instances of E18 Physical Thing that are assembled and maintained ("curated" and "preserved", in museological terminology) by one or more instances of E39 Actor over time for a specific purpose and audience, and according to a particular collection development plan.
Items may be added or removed from an E78 Collection in pursuit of this plan. This class should not be confused with the E39 Actor maintaining the E78 Collection often referred to with the name of the E78 Collection (e.g. “The Wallace Collection decided…”).
Collective objects in the general sense, like a tomb full of gifts, a folder with stamps or a set of chessmen, should be documented as instances of E19 Physical Object, and not as instances of E78 Collection. This is because they form wholes either because they are physically bound together or because they are kept together for their functionality.
Examples:
- the John Clayton Herbarium
- the Wallace Collection
- Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim, Norway
In First Order Logic:
- E78(x) ⇒ E24(x)
Outgoing properties:
Incoming properties:
Scope notes
| Show | Scope note | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This class comprises aggregations of instances of E18 Physical Thing that are assembled and maintained ("curated" and "preserved", in museological terminology) by one or more instances of E39 Actor over time for a specific purpose and audience, and according to a particular collection development plan. Items may be added or removed from an E78 Collection in pursuit of this plan. This class should not be confused with the E39 Actor maintaining the E78 Collection often referred to with the name of the E78 Collection (e.g. “The Wallace Collection decided…”). Collective objects in the general sense, like a tomb full of gifts, a folder with stamps or a set of chessmen, should be documented as instances of E19 Physical Object, and not as instances of E78 Collection. This is because they form wholes either because they are physically bound together or because they are kept together for their functionality. | en | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | 0 |
Examples
| Show | Example | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the John Clayton Herbarium the Wallace Collection Mikael Heggelund Foslie’s coralline red algae Herbarium at Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim, Norway | en | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | 0 |
Additional notes
| Show | Notes | Type | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
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Identifier: E78
Official URI: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E78_Curated_Holding
OntoME URI: https://ontome.net/ontology/c71
Labels
| Label | Language | Last updated | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammlung * | de | 2021-06-10 | 0 | |
| Συλλογή * | el | 2021-06-10 | 0 | |
| Collection | en | 2022-06-13 | 0 | |
| Collection * | fr | 2021-06-10 | 0 | |
| Coleção * | pt | 2021-06-10 | 0 | |
| Коллекция * | ru | 2021-06-10 | 0 | |
| 收藏 * | zh | 2021-06-10 | 0 |
* : Standard label for this language
Namespace
| Namespace | Last updated |
|---|---|
| CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | 2022-06-13 |
| CIDOC CRM version 5.0.4 | 2022-06-13 |
| CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | 2021-06-10 |
Parent classes
| Class | Class namespace | Relation defined in | Justification | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E24 Physical Man-Made Thing | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | 0 |
Ancestor classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 CRM Entity | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 - E92 |
| E1 CRM Entity | 5 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E71 - E70 - E77 |
| E1 CRM Entity | 6 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 - E72 - E70 - E77 |
| E18 Physical Thing | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 |
| E70 Thing | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E71 |
| E70 Thing | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 - E72 |
| E71 Man-Made Thing | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 |
| E72 Legal Object | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 |
| E77 Persistent Item | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E71 - E70 |
| E77 Persistent Item | 5 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 - E72 - E70 |
| E92 Spacetime Volume | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | E24 - E18 |
| Thing | 5 | OntoME internal model - active version | E24 - E18 - E92 - E1 |
| Thing | 6 | OntoME internal model - active version | E24 - E71 - E70 - E77 - E1 |
| Thing | 7 | OntoME internal model - active version | E24 - E18 - E72 - E70 - E77 - E1 |
Child and descendant classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
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Related classes
| Relation | Class | Class namespace | Justification | Relation defined in | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments |
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Outgoing properties (this class is domain)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| E78 Collection | crm:P109 has current or former curator (is current or former curator of) | E39 Actor | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 |
Outgoing properties (inherited from ancestors)
Incoming properties (this class is range)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| E87 Curation Activity | crm:P147 curated (was curated by) | E78 Collection | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 |
Incoming properties (inherited from ancestors)
Profiles using this class
| Label | Version | Status | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| test_01 ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-10-25 |
| Silknow working profile | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-10-25 |
| Geovistory Basics | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-09-22 |
| Museal Collection ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-10-25 |
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