Post-Medieval earthenware production centres in western Brittany

Summary

This communication will outline the main post-medieval production centres in western Brittany. It aims to identify the centres whose productions have been identified outside their immediate area of manufacture.Examples of Breton earthenware production sites will be presented in their geographical context, their place in the landscape, their situation in relation to towns and ports, and discuss the social context within which the potters worked and the manner in which they commercialised and distributed their products. We will present not only pots but also other forms of earthenware produced in Brittany which may well have crossed the North Atlantic.The productions from a handful of Breton sites, for example Pabu near Guingamp, reached North America, in particular Newfoundland. We will look at the range of vessels, and where possible illustrate with archaeological evidence from production sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2014   •
• Latest Developments on French Ceramics in North America: French Production Sites and Centres

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): SYM-76,01