Documented history of an item, including origin and important owners, telling the source of an object; strictly, for clarity, with respect to a gemstone,pearl or other natural substance, the place of origin, and with respect to a jewel, the find-site, and in either case,the prior ownership as distinguished from the place of production of a fabricated article.
Provenance
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Documented history of an item, including origin and important owners, telling the source of an object; strictly, for clarity, with respect to a gemstone,pearl or other natural substance, the place of origin, and with respect to a jewel, the find-site, and in either case,the prior ownership as distinguished from the place of production of a fabricated article.
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