On the back of that portrait are inscribed the words "made by John Bettes, Englishman," as if to make it quite clear that high-level portrait painting was not the preserve of visiting foreigners.
The pen and ink sketch, inscribed "Portrait of me, made by Sylvia Plath, circa 1957, Ted Hughes," detail left, shows him seated and writing while wearing a dinner jacket and bow tie.
That fell apart around here this year, when I noticed that some of the boxes in which our purchases arrived had actual names of people next to the "Made by" category inscribed on them.
In contrast is a graceful silver presentation urn (1816) in late Federal style, made by the partnership of Jesse Churchill and Daniel Treadwell and inscribed to a prominent Mason, Thaddeus Harris (1768-1842).
A recent New York Times article on the Newseum, a journalism museum, noted that the building's bathroom tiles are inscribed with embarrassing gaffes printed by newspapers, including one made by the L.A. Times.
Surviving drawings made by the young Terborch in 1625 and 1626 are proudly inscribed and dated by his father.
One bird, with blue body and rusty neck, shaggy with breeding plumage, stands tall, inscribing a sort of "S" with its form, while the other bird, more compact, fits like a puzzle piece into the shape made by the first.
On the walls of the false burial chambers, Koranic verses, chosen by Hafiz Iqbal, have been inscribed in an ink made from burned mustard oil, in a style of calligraphy taken from the Taj Mahal.
The Torah scrolls used in synagogues are inscribed by hand on vellum or parchment made from the skins of kosher animals.
