Late 19th Century Letterhead in the Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce Papers
Letterhead chart
| Format types, as identified by Robert Biggert.¹ |
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| Format | Illustration | Description | Examples from collection |
| 1 |  |
Open side vignette, open straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_088, e_ahpierce_103 |
| 2 |  |
Open side vignette, open curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_025, e_ahpierce_068 |
| 3 |  |
Open central vignette, open straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_011, e_ahpierce_083 |
| 4 |  |
Open central vignette, open curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_050 |
| 5 |  |
Open side vignette, enclosed straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_031, e_ahpierce_052, e_ahpierce_101 |
| 6 |  |
Open side vignette, enclosed curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_015 |
| 7 |  |
Open central vignette, enclosed straight lettering. | none |
| 8 |  |
Open central vignette, enclosed curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_062 |
| 9 |  |
Enclosed side vignette, enclosed straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_021, e_ahpierce_034, e_ahpierce_058, e_ahpierce_094 |
| 10 |  |
Enclosed side vignette, enclosed curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_003, e_ahpierce_065 |
| 11 |  |
Enclosed central vignette, enclosed straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_090 |
| 12 |  |
Enclosed central vignette, enclosed curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_005 |
| 13 |  |
Enclosed side vignette, open straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_001, e_ahpierce_093 |
| 14 |  |
Enclosed side vignette, open curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_008, e_ahpierce_102 |
| 15 |  |
Enclosed central vignette, open straight lettering. | e_ahpierce_095 |
| 16 |  |
Enclosed central vignette, open curved lettering. | e_ahpierce_028, e_ahpierce_071 |
| 17 |  |
Separated side vignettes. | e_ahpierce_032, e_ahpierce_113 |
| 18 |  |
Separated central vignettes. | e_ahpierce_078 |
| 19 |  |
Adjacent side vignettes. | none |
| 20 |  |
Adjacent central vignettes. | e_ahpierce_013 |
| 21 |  |
Overlaid side vignettes. | none |
| 22 |  |
Overlaid central vignettes. | e_ahpierce_073 |
| 23 |  |
Merged side vignettes. | e_ahpierce_098 |
| 24 |  |
Merged central vignettes. | none |
¹See chart in Robert Biggert, "Architectural Vignettes on Commercial
Stationery," Ephemera Journal, vol. 8, 1998.