"As elegant as they are novel": exploring consumption patterns of eighteenth-century ceramics from Newfoundland and the northeast

Petty, Ian C. (2019) "As elegant as they are novel": exploring consumption patterns of eighteenth-century ceramics from Newfoundland and the northeast. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Abstract

A bustling trade in ceramics is amply visible in the archaeological record of the eastern seaboard of North America, though a comprehensive study of ceramic consumption within Newfoundland has yet to emerge. This research will explore the distribution and usage of ceramics in eighteenth-century Newfoundland. Ceramic collections were studied with an eye to exploring analytic variables including domestic vs. commercial and urban vs. rural settings. Two Newfoundland sites were compared with two sites in the Northeastern United States. The four sites are the Ayre’s Premises in St. John’s, NL, the Goodridge Premises in Renews, NL, the John Tayler House in Stillwater, NY, and The Three Cranes Tavern in Boston, MA. The results form a useful dataset to investigate the consumption patterns between two vastly different geographic regions, shaped by differing political, economic, and social systems.

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