Risk Register: Methodological Notes

Known risks and limitations for use before any public statement derived from this dossier. Risk 1: Birth-date uncertainty. Use circa 1880 until the Saint-Denis civil register entry is verified directly. Risk 2: Cast dating versus portrait dating. The circa 1904 argument addresses the date of the original portrait commission. If the specific bronze is a posthumous cast, the casting date may differ. This distinction must be stated clearly in any correction note. Risk 3: Indirect evidence chain. The social connection between Blanche Denise and Bugatti rests on documented professional relationships, not on a direct record of the commission. State the conclusion as probable, not established, until a direct commission record is found.