Description: Single band of adjoining swirled circles. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element.   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, Intense Dark Scroll Band… Read more »

Description: This band consists of mirror-image scrolls, facing each other. The one example of this sherd has an ambiguous area between the scrolls that appears to connect them. The band is bounded by a single line on the top and bottom. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative… Read more »

Description: A Scroll 2 element can be composed of one or multiple swirled circles or round scrolls.  If you cannot identify the circles as forming a band, then give them the general classification of Circle 1. If there is more than one swirled circle, make sure that the motif indicates that it is a repeated… Read more »

Description: A single thin line painted in a diamond or circle-shaped scroll. This element is most often seen as a segment of a painted band located in the well of flat Chinese porcelain vessels, such as plates and platters. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color,… Read more »

Description: A band of squiggly, alternating colors. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element.   Stylistic Genre Polychrome, warm Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Body Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Intense Dark Scribble Pattern Individual A Exterior Body Painted, under… Read more »

Description: Use this element only for stonewares and refined earthenwares.  This scalloped edge is characterizedby accentuated points at the peaks of scalloped rims. It often appears on White Salt Glazed Stoneware rims with molded marley patterns. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element.  … Read more »

Description: Use this element to describe edges only on Colonoware or Coarse Earthenwware, unid. Greater than 25.1 millimeters between peaks Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Not Applicable Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Rim Cut No Applied Color Scalloped Edge 03, Straight Individual A  

Description: Use this element to describe edges only on Colonoware or Coarse Earthenwware, unid. 10.1-25 millimeter between peaks Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Not Applicable Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Rim Cut No Applied Color Scalloped Edge 02, Straight Individual A  

Description: Use this element to describe edges only on Colonoware or Coarse Earthenwware, unid. 0-10 millimeters between peaks of scallops. Scallops are oriented slightly diagonally.   Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Not Applicable Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Rim Cut No Applied Color Scalloped Edge 01, Slanted Individual… Read more »

Description: Use this element to describe edges only on Colonoware or Coarse Earthenwware, unid. 0-10 millimeters between peaks of scallops. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre None (leave field blank) Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Rim Cut No Applied Color Scalloped Edge 01, Straight Individual A