At the Edge of Empire? Women’s Ceramic Collections in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland

The sisters Sara Kirke and Frances Hopkins were successful plantation owners in the colony of Ferryland, Newfoundland. This article examines artefacts found in situ at Ferryland, alongside archival documents, to illuminate how Kirke and Hopkins positioned themselves as important actors in the Englis...

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Published in:Cultural and Social History
Main Author: Ewen, Misha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Newfoundland
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1983/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640
https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2021.1890869
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spelling ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640 2024-04-28T08:28:38+00:00 At the Edge of Empire? Women’s Ceramic Collections in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland Ewen, Misha 2021-02-18 https://hdl.handle.net/1983/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640 https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640 https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2021.1890869 eng eng https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/b3646392-1cf6-45ae-a437-fd5850b28640 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Ewen , M 2021 , ' At the Edge of Empire? Women’s Ceramic Collections in Seventeenth-Century Newfoundland ' , Cultural and Social History , vol. 18 , no. 1 , pp. 23-44 . https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2021.1890869 article 2021 ftubristolcris https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2021.1890869 2024-04-03T16:11:23Z The sisters Sara Kirke and Frances Hopkins were successful plantation owners in the colony of Ferryland, Newfoundland. This article examines artefacts found in situ at Ferryland, alongside archival documents, to illuminate how Kirke and Hopkins positioned themselves as important actors in the English Atlantic empire. They were involved in debates on the future of the colony, and in their homes they also conveyed their feminine taste and imperial ambition through the display of exotic ceramics. The article focuses attention on the role of women in Newfoundland colonisation and also offers a new perspective on elite women’s collecting in colonial spaces. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Bristol: Bristol Research Cultural and Social History 18 1 23 44
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