Hi Brian,

Officially, we leave those fields empty if there are no marks or
signatures...although I'm seeing that a past cataloguer did not always
follow this rule and sometimes used <none>. A clean-up project for the
future!

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Cristina Lichauco <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> We only use these fields when the object has a mark, inscription, or
> signature/seal (we group these together). The majority of our collection
> does not have any of these, so we don't note their absence.
>
> On a related note, for those of you with Asian collections who are using
> these fields, where are you noting the existence and/or content of
> inscriptions and signatures/seals that appear on colophons? We have been
> wrestling with this as we have many works that have inscriptions and
> signatures/seals from the artist on the work proper but also additional
> inscriptions and signatures/seals from subsequent owners or commentators on
> attached colophons.
>
> Cristina Lichauco
> Collections Database Administrator
> Asian Art Museum
> 200 Larkin Street
> San Francisco, CA 94102
> (415) 581-3676
>
> CURRENTLY ON VIEW
> *Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia*
> October 24, 2014  – Janaury 18, 2015
> http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/roads-of-arabia
>
> SEARCH THE COLLECTION:
> http://searchcollection.asianart.org/
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Suzanne Stephens <[log in to unmask]>
> To:        [log in to unmask]
> Date:        01/21/2015 02:37 PM
> Subject:        Re: Markings, Inscribed, and Signed - Leave Blank or
> Enter None
> Sent by:        "The Museum System (TMS) Users" <
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>
>
> We enter “none” so that you can feel confident that the object has been
> examined and you don’t have to go back and look at it again to verify that
> it does not have marks. –Suzanne Stephens
>
> *From:* The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Brian MacElhose
> * Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:29 PM
> * To:* [log in to unmask]
> * Subject:* Markings, Inscribed, and Signed - Leave Blank or Enter None
>
> Hi All,
>
> Just curious how others handle fields like Markings, Inscribed, and
> Signed.
>
> When you have reviewed the object and there is no mark, inscription or
> signature do you:
>
> 1.      Leave the field empty
> 2.      Enter “None” or “No Marks” or “No Inscriptions” etc.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
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