Walking Down the “Prettie Street” of 17th-Century Ferryland, Newfoundland

In this article textile remains dating to the 17th century that were uncovered in a privy at Ferryland, Newfoundland are discussed. Two issues are examined: the type of cloth used by the colonists at Ferryland, a prosperous 17th century plantation; and what the purposely cut fragments found in the p...

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Main Author: Mathias, Cathy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle 2009
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spelling ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/18147 2023-05-15T17:21:54+02:00 Walking Down the “Prettie Street” of 17th-Century Ferryland, Newfoundland Mathias, Cathy 2009-01-01 text/html application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18147 eng eng Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18147/19524 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18147/19525 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18147 Copyright (c) 2015 Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle Material Culture Review; Volume 69, Spring/Printemps 2009 Revue de la culture matérielle; Volume 69, Spring/Printemps 2009 1927-9264 1718-1259 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:50:10Z In this article textile remains dating to the 17th century that were uncovered in a privy at Ferryland, Newfoundland are discussed. Two issues are examined: the type of cloth used by the colonists at Ferryland, a prosperous 17th century plantation; and what the purposely cut fragments found in the privy represent. While the moist anaerobic environment allowed for good preservation of the excavated textiles, analysis using state of the art equipment revealed a variety of textiles were in use, ranging from the “Old Draperies” to the “New Draperies” classifications. Analysis also shows that 17th century Ferryland was comprised of low, middle and high status people as evidenced by the variety of textiles including coarse to fine wools, silk, silk satin, silk damask and velvet. Dye analysis revealed the presence of different dye materials that produced colours from reds to yellows to purple. Résumé Cet article examine des restes textiles, remontant au XVIIe siècle, découverts dans des latrines à Ferryland, à Terre-Neuve, sous deux angles: le type de tissu employé par les colons de Ferryland, prospère plantation du XVIIe siècle; et ce que signifient ces fragments intentionnellement découpés. L’environnement anaérobique humide a permis une bonne conservation des textiles découverts, et l’analyse effectuée avec un équipement à la fine pointe de la technologie a révélé qu’une grande variété de textiles étaient en usage, variant selon la classification des «anciennes draperies» aux «nouvelles draperies». Les analyses démontrent également qu’à Ferryland, au XVIIe siècle, les statuts sociaux étaient nettement différenciés, comme le montre la grande diversité des textiles, allant de la laine grossière à la laine fine, la soie, le satin de soie, la soie damassée et le velours. Les analyses des teintures ont révélé la présence de différentes matières tinctoriales produisant des couleurs allant du rouge au mauve, en passant par le jaune. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Terre-Neuve University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals
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description In this article textile remains dating to the 17th century that were uncovered in a privy at Ferryland, Newfoundland are discussed. Two issues are examined: the type of cloth used by the colonists at Ferryland, a prosperous 17th century plantation; and what the purposely cut fragments found in the privy represent. While the moist anaerobic environment allowed for good preservation of the excavated textiles, analysis using state of the art equipment revealed a variety of textiles were in use, ranging from the “Old Draperies” to the “New Draperies” classifications. Analysis also shows that 17th century Ferryland was comprised of low, middle and high status people as evidenced by the variety of textiles including coarse to fine wools, silk, silk satin, silk damask and velvet. Dye analysis revealed the presence of different dye materials that produced colours from reds to yellows to purple. Résumé Cet article examine des restes textiles, remontant au XVIIe siècle, découverts dans des latrines à Ferryland, à Terre-Neuve, sous deux angles: le type de tissu employé par les colons de Ferryland, prospère plantation du XVIIe siècle; et ce que signifient ces fragments intentionnellement découpés. L’environnement anaérobique humide a permis une bonne conservation des textiles découverts, et l’analyse effectuée avec un équipement à la fine pointe de la technologie a révélé qu’une grande variété de textiles étaient en usage, variant selon la classification des «anciennes draperies» aux «nouvelles draperies». Les analyses démontrent également qu’à Ferryland, au XVIIe siècle, les statuts sociaux étaient nettement différenciés, comme le montre la grande diversité des textiles, allant de la laine grossière à la laine fine, la soie, le satin de soie, la soie damassée et le velours. Les analyses des teintures ont révélé la présence de différentes matières tinctoriales produisant des couleurs allant du rouge au mauve, en passant par le jaune.
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