Significance assessment check list

You can print this page and refer to it as you assess the significance of your object.

Have you compiled a folder with details of the object?
Have you properly researched the history and provenance of the object?
Have you talked with donors, owners, users and community associations about their knowledge of, and feelings about, the object?
Do you understand the historical context of the object?
Have you analysed how the object works? What is it made of, and what are its patterns of wear, repairs and adaptations? Have you recorded these?
Have you compared the object with similar objects?
Have you assessed the object’s significance against the criteria?
Finally, have you written a succinct statement of significance for the object?