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Use City (Origin)

Definition:

Observations:

1. N.B.: Do not confuse the Use City field with the Originating City field. The Use City field indicates the name of the city where the object was used, whereas the Originating City field indicates the name of the city where the object was produced.
   Example

   A dress made in the Côte-d'Or Department, in Dijon, France, and used in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

   	Object Name	dress
   	Originating Continent	Europe
   	Originating Country	France
   	Originating Province	Côte-d'Or
   	Originating City	Dijon
   	Use Continent	North America
   	Use Country	United States
   	Use Province	Louisiana
   	Use City	Baton Rouge

2. For better search results in your database, avoid using a large variety of terms; draw up an authority list and add names of cities as necessary. See documentation tip No. 2 (in French only) for bibliographic references.
3. This field is used in conjunction with the Use Continent, Use Country and Use Province fields.
   Example

   A tablecloth used in Genoa

   	Object Name	tablecloth
   	Use Continent	Europe
   	Use Country	Italy
   	Use Province	Liguria
   	Use City	Genoa

Entry rules:

1. Enter the full name of the city, town, village or municipality; do not use abbreviations.
   Example

   	Use City	Santa Monica
   	and not
   	Use City	St. Monica

2. If the name of the use city has changed, first enter its current name, followed by a comma and a space, then the name that applied at the time the object was used.
   Example

   A scraper used in Ville-Marie, dating from 1690

   	Object Name	scraper
   	End Date	1690
   	Use Continent	North America
   	Use Country	Canada, New France
   	Use Province	Quebec
   	Use City	Montreal, Ville-Marie

3. If you are unsure whether your information is correct, include a space and a question mark after the name of the city.
4. This field may contain several entries, since an object may have been used in more than one city over the years—for instance if it belonged to someone who moved from city to city. The names of the cities should then be entered in chronological order, beginning with the most recent. Entries should be separated by a semicolon followed by a space.
   Example

   A carpet made in Turkey, for export, then used in Rome and later Toronto

   	Object Name	carpet
   	Originating Continent	Asia
   	Originating Country	Turkey
   	Use Continent	North America; Europe
   	Use Country	Canada; Italy
   	Use Province	Ontario; Latium
   	Use City	Toronto; Rome