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" < > [log in to unmask]> > ------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > _________________________________ > > *BRIAN MACELHOSE* > *Collections Database Analyst* > Office: 214-922-1322 | Fax: 214-969-5913 > > *DMA* > Dallas Museum of Art | 1717 N. Harwood St. | Dallas TX 75201 > > > > NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail message and any > attachments hereto is intended only for the personal and confidential use > of the designated recipients. This message and any attachments hereto may > contain confidential information and communications. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for > delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you > have received this message in error, and that any review, dissemination, > distribution, use or copying of this message and any attachments hereto is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately. > To unsubscribe, send an email to *[log in to unmask]* > <[log in to unmask]> with the following commands in the body of > the email: > > signoff TMSUSERS > > // eoj > > You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to *[log in to unmask]* > <[log in to unmask]> with the following commands in the body of > the email: > > signoff TMSUSERS > > // eoj > > You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the > following commands in the body of the email: > > signoff TMSUSERS > > // eoj > > You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed. > > -- Meghan E. Maher Assistant Collections Manager Reynolda House Museum of American Art 2250 Reynolda Road | P.O. Box 7287 | Winston Salem, NC 27109 T: 336.758.5114 | [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following commands in the body of the email: signoff TMSUSERS // eoj You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed.