Kay Hartley Mortarium Archive Project
Kay F. Hartley, Ruth Leary, Yvonne Boutwood, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090785. How to cite using this DOI
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- ADS Collection: 4227
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1090785
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Overview
Overview | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3
| CLASS No. | CLASS NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Border-None | The stamp has no border pattern and no frame line. |
| 2.0 | Frame | Letters on the name or letter panel have a line framing them, with no other border pattern. Lines occur on all four sides. Or, lines appear at the top and bottom only, latter often due to the left and right sides being poorly impressed. |
| 2.1 | Frame-None | Letters have no frame line surrounding and dividing them from the border pattern. |
| 3.0 | Ansate End | Handle shape (ansate) on left and right sides of the stamp. |
| 4.0 | Bar | Border divided by bars, alignment varies. |
| 4.1 | Bar-Vertical | Bars vertical. |
| 4.2 | Bar-Diagonal | Bars diagonal. |
| 4.3 | Bar-2Directions | Bars slope in two directions within a single border. |
| 4.4 | Bar-Reversed | Bars slope direction reversed in top and bottom border, or left and right sides. |
| 4.5 | Bar-Horizontal | Bars horizontal. |
| 4.6 | Bar-Interlocked | Bars interlocked and arranged alternately. |
| 4.7 | Bar-Dot | Bars with dots within spaces. |
| 5.0 | Chevron | Repeated V shape chevrons in a row. |
| 5.1 | Chevron-2Directions | Chevrons point in two directions within a single border. |
| 5.2 | Chevron-Reversed | Chevrons reversed in top and bottom borders, or left and right sides. |
| 5.3 | Chevron-Dot | Chevron with dots. |
| 6.0 | Herringbone | Repeated chevrons along a straight central spine, usually symmetrical. |
| 6.1 | Herringbone-Linked | Repeated chevrons linked with a short line, asymmetrical. |
| 6.2 | Herringbone-Reversed | Chevrons in herringbone reversed in top and bottom borders, or left and right sides. |
| 7.0 | Cross | Crosses, separate or joined form lozenges or lattice. |
| 7.1 | Cross-Lozenge | Crosses form linked lozenges. |
| 7.2 | Cross-Lattice | Crosses overlap to form a lattice. |
| 8.0 | Zig-zag | Zig-zag line. |
| 8.1 | Zig-zag-Dot | Zig-Zag line with dots within spaces. |
| 9.0 | Strand | One or more wavy strands. |
| 10.0 | Circle | Open circles. |
| 11.0 | Dot | Separate row of dots. |
| 12.0 | Composite | Contains three or more patterns within a single border. |
| 13.0 | Sawtooth | Triangles in a row. |
| 13.1 | Sawtooth-double | Two opposing rows of triangles. |
| 14.0 | Dashed Line | Line broken into segments. |
