provenance

noun

prov·e·nance ˈpräv-nən(t)s

ˈprä-və-ˌnän(t)s

: origin, source

: the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature

Examples of provenance in a Sentence

Has anyone traced the provenances of these paintings? The artifact is of unknown provenance.

Recent Examples on the Web

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What was surprising, though, as Bloomberg noted at the time, was the lack of provenance details accompanying the auction listing. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024 Museum collections, the Library of Congress, and scientific journals, databases, and projects increasingly use Local Contexts to credit Indigenous knowledge and provenance. —

Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024 Congress, meanwhile, should require generative AI companies to embed content with hard-to-remove watermarks and provenance information. —

Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 For the cofounder, provenance is the critical aspect of Resonance One’s architecture. —

Adriana Lee, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for provenance