Independent researchers
Keep source retrieval, identity checks, contradictions, and confidence language consistent across projects.
A working file for provenance research
Meta Museum Provenance Research Kit
Use source-first templates to investigate provenance, separate claims from evidence, assess reuse rights, and produce citation-ready research notes.
Built for the point where browser tabs, notes, and promising leads need to become a reviewable evidence trail.
- Price
- USD 29, one-time purchase.
- Format
- One versioned Markdown workbook
- Delivery
- Automatic after Stripe confirms payment
- Operator
- Sun & Rain Works
Who it helps
One method, three common research settings.
Collectors and advisers
Organize documentary leads and unresolved questions before seeking specialist, legal, or authentication advice.
Educators and students
Show the difference between a plausible story, a cited observation, and a defensible conclusion.
What arrives after payment
A disciplined process you can reuse.
Seven practical parts move a project from an initial question to a source-linked record of what is known, disputed, and still missing.
- 01A provenance research workflow from question framing through final limitations
- 02Claim and evidence matrix for sources, quotations, certainty, and conflicts
- 03Object identity and collision checklist
- 04Rights and image-reuse worksheet
- 05Source and receipt ledger with retrieval and file-hash fields
- 06Citation-bound AI prompts with refusal and uncertainty rules
- 07A publication-readiness checklist
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These are representative fields and rules from the workbook, not a decorative mockup.
01 / Claim and evidence
Keep the assertion atomic.
- Claim
- One statement that can be supported or challenged.
- Evidence
- Exact quotation, image detail, or catalog field.
- Certainty
- Documented · strongly supported · possible · unresolved · disconfirmed
02 / Source receipt
Make the trail reproducible.
- Source URL
- The record or document actually inspected.
- Retrieved
- Date and time of access.
- Receipt
- Local filename and SHA-256 when retained.
03 / Final review
Publish the limits with the finding.
Never identify an object from one shared feature. Similar dimensions, translated titles, and repeated subjects can produce convincing collisions.
Every material claim must map to a retained source; unresolved conflicts remain visible.
Before you purchase
Useful structure, not a professional opinion.
The kit is a research aid, not an authentication, appraisal, title opinion, legal opinion, or guarantee of provenance.
Purchase does not include artwork images, image licenses, custom research, or access to private collection data.
Immediate delivery: one versioned, portable Markdown workbook after Stripe confirms payment. No account is required.
14-day refund policy: Request a full refund within 14 days, including for a duplicate charge, failed delivery, or a product materially different from its description. Contact Sun & Rain Works.
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