The JSONJSON (Computer Science) JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a structured format for data that is lightweight (does not contain a lot of markup) and easy to parse. below shows a typical GraphQLGraphQL (Computer Science) GraphQL is an open-source data query and manipulation language for APIs responseResult (Computer Science) The data (in JSON format) that is returned by the API following a query. It will either contain records, or, if there is a problem with the query, an error message. from a queryQuery (Computer Science) A query is a request for data or information from a database table or combination of tables, or an API that manages access to those tables for a single objectObject (Museology) Artefact or specimen held in a museum collection. (Computer science) A software "bundle" consisting of a set of variables which define the states the object can exist in and a set of functions that define its behavior., in this case the Videosphere portable television.
{
"data": {
"object": [
{
"titleTitle (Museology) The name given to the design or work of art.": [
{
"type": "Descriptive title",
"valueValue (Computer Science) The representation given to the corresponding entity, often the public description of the entity.": "Videosphere Model 3240 Portable Television"
},
{
"type": "Model number",
"value": "3240"
},
{
"type": "Series/book title",
"value": "Videosphere"
}
],
"summary": {
"title": "Videosphere Model 3240 Portable Television"
},
"identifierIdentifier (API) A group of fields containing different unique identifiers for an object, agent, exhibition, or other unique datatype": [
{
"value": "2018-22-51",
"type": "accession numberAccession Number (Museology) When an object is accessioned it receives a unique identifier called an Accession Number. These numbers may codify the year the object was accessioned, the department, or if the object is part of a series of objects that form a whole"
},
{
"value": "285978",
"type": "tms id"
}
],
"classificationClassification (API) A formal terminology that can be applied to any object. Objects can have more than one classification.": [
{
"datatypeDatatype (Computer Science) A particular kind of data item, as defined by the values it can take, the programming language used, or the operations that can be performed on it. Predefined formats for data contained within fields, for example “number”, “string” (text) or “date”": {
"base": "classification"
},
"id": "classification-204",
"summary": {
"title": "appliances & tools"
}
}
],
"dateDate (Museology) The date range of the creation of the object. This value will have 'from', and 'to' key value pairs.": [
{
"from": "1970",
"to": "1970",
"value": "1970"
}
],
"departmentDepartment (API) The section of the museum that an object is associated with.": [
{
"collectionsOnlineIdcollectionsOnlineId (API) A legacy ID specific to Cooper Hewitt's collection site established in 2012": "35347475",
"datatype": {
"base": "department"
},
"id": "department-1",
"identifier": [
{
"type": "tms id",
"value": "1"
}
],
"summary": {
"title": "Product Design and Decorative Arts Department"
}
}
],
"descriptionDescription (API) Long-form, curatorial, interpretive text created for context and additional descriptive elements.": [
{
"type": "digital table textDigital table text (API) Description to be used for in-gallery interactives when an object is shown to the public.",
"value": "Inspired by the helmets worn by the first astronauts to walk on the moon, the Videosphere is made of synthetic materials that perfectly suit its cosmic aesthetic. While reflecting the period’s preoccupation with space exploration, the television also demonstrates innovative function: it can rotate 360 degrees on its pedestal, or, powered by a rechargeable battery, it can be removed and carried or hung by its chrome chain."
},
{
"type": "general descriptionGeneral description (API) A broad description of the object to be used across various media.",
"value": "Spherical red television (a) with convex screen at front and control knobs and hanging/carrying chain in indentation at top; chrome-plated telescoping attenna, top right. Sits in square red base (b) with circular indentation to hold television."
},
{
"type": "digital table text",
"value": "This portable television can rotate 360 degrees on its pedestal or can be carried by its chrome chain. The plastic housing reflects popular trends of the 1970s, including the use of bright, pop-art-inspired color and an interest in space exploration—the form is a nod to the Apollo 11 astronauts’ spherical helmets."
}
],
"exhibitionExhibition (API) A listing of exhibitions where an object was part of the display.": [
{
"collectionsOnlineId": "404734319",
"datatype": {
"base": "exhibition"
},
"date": [
{
"from": "2016",
"to": "2017",
"value": "2016-04-28-2017-03-12"
}
],
"department": [
{
"@admin": {
"id": "department-11",
"sourceSource (API) The origin of the data or object.": "tms",
"statusStatus (API) The state of the object as it refers to its ownership of the museum. The object may be accessioned, or on loan.": "public",
"uuidUUID (Computer Science) A universally unique identifier (UUID) is a 128-bit label used for information in computer systems. UUIDs are, for practical purposes, unique. Their uniqueness does not depend on a central registration authority or coordination between the parties generating them, unlike most other numbering schemes. While the probability that a UUID will be duplicated is not zero, it is close enough to zero to be negligible.": "075fcbc2-95a7-3e13-bb2d-aea4b03bcb9d"
}
}
],
"id": "exhibition-1314",
"identifier": [
{
"type": "tms id",
"value": "1314"
}
],
"summary": {
"title": "Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II CollectionCollection (Museology) Museums are distinguished by their collection of unique objects that form the core of their activities for exhibitions, education, and research."
},
"title": [
{
"type": "default title",
"value": "Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection"
},
{
"type": "mnemonic",
"value": "KRAVIS"
},
{
"value": "Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection"
}
],
"venueVenue (API) The location of an exhibition.": [
{
"@admin": {
"id": "agent-3802",
"source": "tms",
"status": "public",
"uuid": "17aaf283-0f78-3723-83b6-f38b00deb8ea"
}
}
]
},
{
"collectionsOnlineId": "1108750009",
"datatype": {
"base": "exhibition"
},
"date": [
{
"from": "2018",
"to": "2019",
"value": "2018-05-04-2019-03-17"
}
],
"department": [
{
"@admin": {
"id": "department-11",
"source": "tms",
"status": "public",
"uuid": "075fcbc2-95a7-3e13-bb2d-aea4b03bcb9d"
}
}
],
"id": "exhibition-1527",
"identifier": [
{
"type": "tms id",
"value": "1527"
}
],
"label": [
{
"value": "Mounts"
},
{
"value": "Light levels"
},
{
"value": "Framing"
}
],
"summary": {
"title": "Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color"
},
"title": [
{
"type": "default title",
"value": "Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color"
},
{
"type": "mnemonic",
"value": "COLOR"
},
{
"value": "Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color"
}
],
"venue": [
{
"@admin": {
"id": "agent-3802",
"source": "tms",
"status": "public",
"uuid": "17aaf283-0f78-3723-83b6-f38b00deb8ea"
}
}
]
}
],
"inscriptionInscription (Museology) words inscribed on the object itself, often by the manufacturer or designer to indicate origin, materials, date, or manufacturer details": [
{
"markings": "On bottom of screen: \r\nJVC VIDEOSPHERE on applied decal\r\nOn front of base:\r\nJVC molded in surface, painted white."
}
],
"geography": {
"city": {
"value": "Tokyo"
},
"country": {
"value": "Japan"
},
"geocode": "manufactured in",
"geocode_id": 5,
"name": "Japan Tokyo"
},
"legalLegal (API) description of ownership, gift information, and public provenance.": {
"credit": "Gift of George R. Kravis II",
"rights": [
{
"details": "no information in file",
"type": "copyrightCopyright (Museology) The status of an object's copyright is documented in the object record as image rights. This status determines what types of restrictions are applied to the reproduction of the image."
}
]
},
"mediumMedium (Museology) Description of the material quality of the object or technical means of artistic expression, or production (such as metal, plastic, paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or code)": [
{
"value": "Acrylic"
},
{
"value": "Chrome-plated metal"
},
{
"value": "Metal"
},
{
"value": "Plastic"
}
],
"measurements": {
"dimensions": [
{
"value": "H x diam.: 36.2 × 24.1 cm (14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)"
}
]
},
"multimediaMultimedia (API) A section of an API record that provides access to images, video, audio or other file associated with an object.": [
{
"datatype": {
"actual": "image",
"base": "media"
},
"id": "media-374839",
"large": {
"format": "jpeg",
"locationLocation (Museology) The Location is the city, country, or region where the object was created": "374/839/large_CHSDM_285978_10.jpg",
"measurements": {
"dimensions": [
{
"dimension": "height",
"units": "pixels",
"value": 1024
},
{
"dimension": "width",
"units": "pixels",
"value": 1536
}
],
"filesize": {
"units": "bytes",
"value": 144556
}
}
},
"preview": {
"format": "jpeg",
"location": "374/839/preview_CHSDM_285978_10.jpg",
"measurements": {
"dimensions": [
{
"dimension": "height",
"units": "pixels",
"value": 350
},
{
"dimension": "width",
"units": "pixels",
"value": 525
}
],
"filesize": {
"units": "bytes",
"value": 57675
}
}
},
"summary": {
"title": "CHSDM-285978_10"
},
"type": "image"
}
],
"name": [
{
"value": "portable television"
}
],
"note": nullNull (Computer Science) No value or content,
"period": null,
"provenanceProvenance (Museology) A record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.": [
"2016: Promised to Cooper Hewitt by George R. Kravis II"
],
"status": {
"value": "Accessioned object"
},
"makerMaker (API) Creator of an object": [
{
"id": "agent-21051",
"summary": {
"title": "Victor Company of Japan, Ltd."
}
}
]
}
]
},
"extensions": {
"pagination": {
"hits": 1,
"per_page": 10,
"current_page": 0,
"number_of_pages": 1
}
}
}