Description: Two parallel wavy lines running around the vessel. One is solid; the other is made up of dots. A solid wavy line with dots on one-side of the line. Seen most often on overglaze porcelain. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Overglaze, handpainted Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior… Read more »
Trellis Band 36
Description: Double lined X’s alternate with single lined X’s. A thick, single lined cross is painted on all X junctions. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Intense Dark Trellis Band 36 Individual A
Trellis Band 35
Description: Similar to Trellis Band 18: Double lined X’s form a single row. A disconnected X is inside the diamond-shaped cells between the Xs. This band has the addition of a vertical line at the junction of each X. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color… Read more »
Trellis Band 34
Description: Very similar to Trellis Band 14: Repeating double- or triple-lined Xs with dash decoration in the interstices between, above, and below the Xs. The difference with this band is the addition of a single line cross on each double X. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative… Read more »
Trellis Band 33
Description: A band composed of a single row of X’s with a cross in each X, creating an asterisk. A single dot is located in the middle of the diamond negative space between the X’s Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior… Read more »
Trellis Band 32
Description: A band of double-X’s bisected by a center horizontal line. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Intense Dark Trellis Band 32 Individual A
Trellis Band 31
Description: This band consists of two different elements combined to create a trellis. Oblong lobes form a zigzag pattern. Within each triangle formed by the lobes are two short ticks oriented perpendicular to the lobes. These ticks may not meet to form a point. The trellis may or may not be bounded by solid lines… Read more »
Trellis Band 30
Description: This band consists of evenly spaced single Xs. A variant of this band consists of an additional X overlapping one of the alternating Xs. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Muted Dark Trellis… Read more »
Trellis Band 27
Description: This band is similar to Trellis Band 14&15. Repeating double-Xs with single Xs in the interstices between double-Xs. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd: Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Intense Dark Trellis Band 27 Individual A
Trellis Band 26
Description: This band is similar to Trellis Band 2 except it is only half of the band. Trellis Band 26 appears as a zigzag line with half crosses at the vertices of the zigzags. It can either have a painted background as seen in this example, or it can have no background. Cataloging Example for… Read more »
