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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 1



A Classification System for Glass Beads for the Use of Field Archaeologists,

by Kenneth E. and Martha Ann Kidd

Table 2: Description of Class II Beads (Fig. 6)




6 Colour plate II. (click on image for a PDF version)


TypeBead
Number
ShapeSizeGlass Name of
Colour

IIaIIa1RVSopRedwood
RSopRedwood
RMopRedwood
RLopRedwood
IIa2CMopRedwood
IIa3OSopRedwood
IIa4RMclRedwood
IIa5RVSclRuby
IIa6RVSopBlack
RSopBlack
RMopBlack
RLopBlack
RVLopBlack
IIa7CVSopBlack
CSopBlack
CMopBlack
IIa8OSopBlack
OMopBlack
OLopBlack
IIa9RLclLt. Gray
IIa10OSclLt. Gray
IIa11RVStrOyster White
IIa12CStrOyster White
IIa13RVSopWhite
RSopWhite
RMopWhite
RLopWhite
IIa14CSopWhite
IIa15OSopWhite
OMopWhite
IIa16RLopPale Blue
IIa17RVSopLt. Gold
RSopLt. Gold
RMopLt. Gold
IIa18RVSopAmber
RSopAmber
IIa19CSopAmber
IIa20RSopCinnamon
IIa21RStrCitron
IIa22RSopMustard Tan
IIa23RSclBrite Mint Green
IIa24RSopApple Green
IIa25RVSopSurf Green
RMopSurf Green
IIa26RVSclEmerald Green
IIa27CSclEmerald Green
IIa28RMclDk. Palm Green
RLclDk. Palm Green
IIa29OSclDk. Palm Green
IIa30FLclDk. Palm Green
IIa31RVSclTurquoise
RMclTurquoise
RLclTurquoise
IIa32OSclTurquoise
IIa33RLclLt. Aqua Blue
IIa34CMtrLt. Aqua Blue
IIa35RMopLt. Aqua Blue
IIa36RSopAqua Blue
RMopAqua Blue
IIa37CSopAqua Blue
IIa38OSopAqua Blue
IIa39RSopAqua Blue
IIa40RVSopRobin's Egg Blue
RSopRobin's Egg Blue
RMopRobin's Egg Blue
RLopRobin's Egg Blue
IIa41CSopRobin's Egg Blue
IIa42OSopRobin's Egg Blue
IIa43RVStrBrite Blue
RStrBrite Blue
IIa44RVSclCerulean Blue
RMclCerulean Blue
RLclCerulean Blue
IIa45CSclBrite Copan Blue
IIa46RSopShadow Blue
RMopShadow Blue
IIa47CSopShadow Blue
IIa48RSopDk. Shadow Blue
IIa49OSopDk. Shadow Blue
IIa50RSclDk. Shadow Blue
RLclDk. Shadow Blue
IIa51CSclDk. Shadow Blue
IIa52RMclUltramarine
RLclUltramarine
IIa53CSclUltramarine
IIa54OLclUltramarine
IIa55RSclBrite Navy
RLclBrite Navy
IIa56CSclBrite Navy
IIa57OSclBrite Navy
IIa58RVSclLt. Cherry Rose
RSclLt. Cherry Rose
IIa59CMclRose Wine
IIa60OSclRose Wine
IIa61RSclDk. Rose Brown





Body
Simple Stripes
TypeBead
Number
ShapeSizeGlass Name of
Colour
Number of Stripes
Style of Stripes (Average width unless noted)
Colour of Stripes

IIbIIb1RSopRedwood6 op Black
IIb2RMopRedwood3 op White
IIb3RMopRedwood4 op White
IIb4OSopRedwood4 op White
IIb5RSopRedwood6 op White
IIb6RSopRedwood8 op White
IIb7RLopRedwood12 op White
IIb8RLopRedwood6 op Lemon Yellow
IIb9RMopBlack3 op Redwood
IIb10RSopBlack3 op White
RVLopBlack3 op White
IIb11OMopBlack3 op White
IIb12RMopBlack4 op White
IIb13RLopBlack10 op White
IIb14RLopBlack3 op Double White
IIb15RLopBlack3 op Broad Redwood3 Broad White
IIb16RLopBlack3 op Ruby3 Lt. Cherry Rose
IIb17RMopBlack3 op Redwood3 White     3 Lemon Yellow
IIb18RSclLt. Gray12 op Thin White These are called "Gooseberry" beads. The stripes may vary from 12 to 15 and colour may vary from very light to dark with occasionally a yellow cast.
RMclLt. Gray12 op Thin White
RLclLt. Gray12 op Thin White
IIb19OSclLt. Gray12 op Thin White
IIb20RLopWhite3 op Redwood
IIb21OLopWhite3 op Redwood
IIb22FLopWhite8 op Redwood
IIb23RMopWhite4 op Black
IIb24OMopWhite4 op Black
IIb25RMopWhite4 tr Brite Navy
IIb26OMopWhite4 tr Brite Navy
IIb27RLopWhite9 tr Brite Navy(3 Groups of 3 Fine Lines)
IIb28OLopWhite9 tr Brite Navy(3 Groups of 3 Fine Lines)
IIb29RMopWhite3 op Redwood3 op Black
IIb30OMopWhite3 op Redwood3 op Black
IIb31RSopWhite2 op Redwood2 tr Brite Navy
RMopWhite2 op Redwood2 tr Brite Navy
IIb32OMopWhite2 op Redwood2 tr Brite Navy
IIb33RMopWhite3 op Redwood3 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb34OMopWhite3 op Redwood3 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb35RMopWhite4 op Lemon Yellow4 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb36OMopWhite4 op Lemon Yellow4 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb37RMopWhite2 op Dk. Brown2 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb38RMopWhite2 op Dk. Brown2 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb39RMopWhite2 op Redwood2 Dk. Palm Green     2 Brite Navy
IIb40OMopWhite2 op Redwood2 Dk. Palm Green     2 Brite Navy
IIb41RMopWhite3 tr Dk. Palm Green3 tr Brite Navy
IIb42RMopPale Blue3 op Redwood
IIb43RMopPale Blue3 op Redwood3 tr Brite Navy
IIb44OMopPale Blue5 op Redwood5 tr Brite Navy
IIb45RMclLt. Gold4 op White
IIb46RMopLt. Gold2 op Redwood2 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb47FLopLt. Gold2 op Redwood2 tr Dk. Palm Green
IIb48RMopMustard Tan8 op Redwood
RLopMustard Tan8 op Redwood
IIb49OLopMustard Tan8 op Redwood
IIb50RLopMustard Tan8 op White
IIb51FLtrSurf Green8 op Lt. Gold
IIb52RMclEmerald Green4 op White
IIb53RLclTeal Green8 op White
IIb54RLtrLt. Aqua Blue8 op Redwood
IIb55FLtrLt. Aqua Blue8 op Redwood
IIb56RSopRobin's Egg Blue3 op White
RMopRobin's Egg Blue3 op White
RLopRobin's Egg Blue3 op White
IIb57RLopRobin's Egg Blue4 op White
IIb58RMopRobin's Egg Blue2 op Redwood2 op White
IIb59RLtrBrite Blue3 op Redwood
IIb60OSclBrite Copan Blue12 tr Brite Navy "Gooseberry" Bead
IIb61RMopShadow Blue6 op Redwood
IIb62RMclDk. Shadow Blue8 op Redwood
IIb63OSclDk. Shadow Blue2 op White
IIb64OMclDk. Shadow Blue2 op Redwood2 op White
IIb65RLclBrite Navy2 op Broad Redwood
IIb66OLclBrite Navy4 op Redwood
IIb67OSclBrite Navy3 op White
OLclBrite Navy3 op White
IIb68RMclBrite Navy4 op White
IIb69OSclBrite Navy4 op White
IIb70RLclBrite Navy16 op Thin White
IIb71RMclBrite Navy2 op Redwood2 op White
IIb72OSclBrite Navy2 op Redwood2 op White
IIb73OMtrDk. Navy3 op White
IIb74RLtrDk. Rose Brown9 op White (3 Groups of 3 Thin Lines)



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