Description: Characterized by a continuous band of connected fish roe (half-circles with dots) painted beneath a plain band. A single vertical line is painted between each fish roe. 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… Read more »

Description: Characterized by a continuous band of connected fish roe (half-circles with dots) painted beneath a plain band. A single dot is connected to the middle of each fish roe, and hangs below it. Note that the fish roe sometimes overlap one another as seen in the second example. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this… Read more »

Description: Connected “fish roe” (with a single dot painted inside each) suspended from a painted double band. (Note that the double band is part of the Fish Roe Band). A hanging botanical element is attached to a diamond between two of the fish roe (and presumably at intervals along the fish roe band). Stylistic Genre:… Read more »

Description: Two zig zag bands placed over top of each other and offset. 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 Slipware, factory made Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Body Slip, inlaid, Yellow-Red/Red,… Read more »

Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element. Description: Characterized by repeating diagonal lines that are drawn in one direction of a section of the rim, and then drawn in the opposite direction. This band can either have a shaded background or no background. Note that Hatched Line… Read more »

Description: Abstract representations of birds are seen most often on painted porcelain and Pearlwares. Stylized birds tend to be represented by short curved line in a V-formation or as V-shaped or M-shaped creatures themselves, painted much like the way we associate with children’s drawings of birds. An example of particularly abstract birds are below. Genre:… Read more »

Description: Repeating double-lined Xs with dot decoration in the interstices characterize this band. Groups of four dots in a diamond pattern fill the open diamond-shaped space. It is banded by a single line at the top and a double line at the bottom.   Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Overglaze, handpainted Interior/Exterior… Read more »

Description: Repeating double-lined Xs with dot decoration in the interstices characterize this band. A single dot is painted in the upper and lower open triangular spaces made by the Xs. Groups of four dots fill the open diamond-shaped space. This band is identical to Trellis Band 08 except that it has dashes instead of dots…. Read more »

Description: Any depiction of a man. This can vary from the molded head seen on porcelain to hand-painted male figures in Chinoiserie scenes like the hand and arm seen in the other example. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element. Cataloging Example for the… Read more »

Description: Any element showing a female human. Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element. Cataloging Example for Top Sherd: Stylistic Genre None (Leave this field blank.) Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Exterior Body Sprig Molded No Applied Color Woman Scene Combination A… Read more »