The Yorkshire Terrier (Dogs of All Nations)

W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, 105 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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The Yorkshire Terrier's plate from the 1915 world survey, the mill-town ratter turned parlor jewel, floor-length coat and all. The great social climber of dogdom, documented mid-ascent from weaver's shed to velvet cushion.

Maker
W.E. Mason (pub.)
Date
1915
Medium of the original
Photomechanical book plate
Original held by
Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915
Credit
Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public domain, verified
Catalogue number
PA-01807

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes withheld
SizeWhy
8 x 10 in105 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
8 x 12 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
11 x 14 in75 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 16 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
12 x 18 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
16 x 20 in52 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 24 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
18 x 24 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
20 x 30 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
24 x 30 in35 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
30 x 40 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
36 x 48 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
40 x 60 inWrong shape: a 23% crop
Scanned
2026-10-07
Master file
920 x 1,058 px, srgb
Tone
Darks 53, lights 241 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour
0% vivid
Sharpness
18.1

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