Forks, Knives, and Spoons: Analyzing Unprovenienced Tablewares from Eighteenth Century Spanish Shipwrecks
Author(s): Olivia L. Thomas
Year: 2018
Summary
The early eighteenth century saw many changes in the New World Spanish colonies. As Spain's new Bourbon monarch instituted many reforms in Iberia, trade regulations and colonial systems profoundly affected the colonists in the Americas. The seafaring community was a sort of bridge between these two worlds, and thus a place of cultural exchange. Items for trade, or those utilized by crewmembers and passengers, would have reflected various preferences in style, material, and form, that may indicate the origin, destination, and purpose. This paper examines unprovenienced tableware artifacts, from the State of Florida's Bureau of Archaeological Research collections, attributed to two shipwrecked eighteenth century Spanish fleets to expand the knowledge base of colonial maritime life, trade, and foodways.
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Forks, Knives, and Spoons: Analyzing Unprovenienced Tablewares from Eighteenth Century Spanish Shipwrecks. Olivia L. Thomas. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441624)
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Keywords
General
Foodways
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Shipwrecks
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unproveniencd
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Colonial, 1700-1750
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 533