This article studies the history of the specimen collection formed by the Franco-Prussian naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso (1781–1838), particularly its assembly during the Russian-led Rurik expedition (1815–18) and its subsequent donation to the museums of Berlin University. It examines three inventories which emerged in the process of transferring objects from an individual collector to an institutional collection, and which demonstrate how transformations in the textual documentation of the collection shaped the objects’ perceived significance. Paying attention to the people who generated collection documents, as well as the intended audiences and the purposes for which they were written, the article argues, is a crucial prerequisite for analysing the history, movements and meaning of collections and collected objects.

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本文研究了普法博物学家阿德尔伯特·冯·查米索 (Adelbert von Chamisso，1781-1838 年) 收集的标本的历史，尤其是在俄罗斯领导的留里克远征队 (1815-18 年) 期间的组装以及随后对柏林大学博物馆的捐赠. 它研究了在将物品从个人收藏家转移到机构收藏的过程中出现的三个清单，并展示了藏品文本文件中的转变如何塑造了物品的感知意义。文章认为，关注产生收藏文件的人、目标受众和撰写这些文件的目的，是分析藏品和收藏品的历史、运动和意义的重要前提。