Preferred label

Unique letter

Alternative label

Scope note

An individual letterpacket, in any manifestation, with its own particular physical evidence, written contents, and object history. All letters are unique, even if they are extremely similar to other artifacts.

Parent concept

Letter        

uh-linked-data/concept/219        

Related concept          

Observational model        

uh-linked-data/concept/350

The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute. Concept uri

Not in AAT

The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri

Not in LoB

Scope note source reference

Source

Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.

Unlocking History Concept uri

uh-linked-data/concept/573