The importance of British material culture to historical archaeologies of the nineteenth century /edited by Alasdair Brooks.
The importance of British material culture to historical archaeologies of the nineteenth century /edited by Alasdair Brooks.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
- Society for historical archaeology series in material culture .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century / 1. At the Center of the Web : Later Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Ceramics from Huntingdon Town Centre in an International Context / 2. Containers and Teapots : Archaeological Evidence for the Exported Wares of the Caledonian Pottery, Rutherglen, and Its Role in Glasgow's Ceramic International Trade and Industry / 3. "A Trifling Matter?" : State Branding on Stoneware Bottles, 1812-1834 / 4. Uncovering and Recovering Cleared Galloway : The Role of Documents in Rural Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Lowland Scotland / 5. The Fall of Big Hair : Hair Curlers as Evidence of Changing Fashions / 6. Food as Material Culture in a Nineteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Community, Worcester, England / 7. "Perfection and Economy" : Continuity and Change in Elite Dining Practices, ca. 1780-1880 / 8. Material Culture in Miniature : The Historical Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Miniature Objects / 9. Artifacts of Mortuary Practice : Industrialization, Choice, and the Individual / "Home"-Made : Exploring the Quality of British Domestic Goods in Nineteenth-Century Urban Assemblages / 11. Shadows after Sunset : Imperial Materiality and the Empire's Lost Things / Alasdair Brooks -- Alasdair Brooks, Aileen Connor, and Rachel Clarke -- Chris Jarrett, Morag Cross, and Alistair Robertson -- Jennifer Basford -- C. Broughton Anderson -- Carolyn L. White -- Richard Thomas -- Annie Gray -- Ralph Mills -- Harold Mytum -- Penny Crook -- James Symonds.
"Case studies of the importance and meaning of mass-produced material culture in Britain during the Industrial Revolution"-- "Britain was the industrial and political powerhouse of the nineteenth century--the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the center of the largest empire of the time. With its broad imperial reach--and even broader indirect influence--Britain had a major impact on nineteenth-century material culture worldwide. Because British manufactured goods were widespread in British colonies and beyond, a more nuanced understanding of those goods can enhance the archaeological study of the people who used them far beyond Britain's shores. However, until recently archaeologists have given relatively little attention to such goods in Britain itself, thereby missing what is often revealing and useful contextual information for historical archaeologists working in countries where British goods were consumed while also leaving significant portions of Britain's own archaeological record poorly understood. The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century helps fill these gaps, through case studies demonstrating the importance and meaning of mass-produced material culture in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s) to early World War II. By examining many disparate items--such as ceramics made for export, various goods related to food culture, Scottish land documents, and artifacts of death--these studies enrich both an understanding of Britain itself and the many places it influenced during the height of its international power"--
9780803285316 9780803285330
Archaeology and history--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Material culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Consumer goods--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Civilization, Modern--British influences.
Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
Electronic Books.
DA90 / .I476 2016
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century / 1. At the Center of the Web : Later Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Ceramics from Huntingdon Town Centre in an International Context / 2. Containers and Teapots : Archaeological Evidence for the Exported Wares of the Caledonian Pottery, Rutherglen, and Its Role in Glasgow's Ceramic International Trade and Industry / 3. "A Trifling Matter?" : State Branding on Stoneware Bottles, 1812-1834 / 4. Uncovering and Recovering Cleared Galloway : The Role of Documents in Rural Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Lowland Scotland / 5. The Fall of Big Hair : Hair Curlers as Evidence of Changing Fashions / 6. Food as Material Culture in a Nineteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Community, Worcester, England / 7. "Perfection and Economy" : Continuity and Change in Elite Dining Practices, ca. 1780-1880 / 8. Material Culture in Miniature : The Historical Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century Miniature Objects / 9. Artifacts of Mortuary Practice : Industrialization, Choice, and the Individual / "Home"-Made : Exploring the Quality of British Domestic Goods in Nineteenth-Century Urban Assemblages / 11. Shadows after Sunset : Imperial Materiality and the Empire's Lost Things / Alasdair Brooks -- Alasdair Brooks, Aileen Connor, and Rachel Clarke -- Chris Jarrett, Morag Cross, and Alistair Robertson -- Jennifer Basford -- C. Broughton Anderson -- Carolyn L. White -- Richard Thomas -- Annie Gray -- Ralph Mills -- Harold Mytum -- Penny Crook -- James Symonds.
"Case studies of the importance and meaning of mass-produced material culture in Britain during the Industrial Revolution"-- "Britain was the industrial and political powerhouse of the nineteenth century--the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the center of the largest empire of the time. With its broad imperial reach--and even broader indirect influence--Britain had a major impact on nineteenth-century material culture worldwide. Because British manufactured goods were widespread in British colonies and beyond, a more nuanced understanding of those goods can enhance the archaeological study of the people who used them far beyond Britain's shores. However, until recently archaeologists have given relatively little attention to such goods in Britain itself, thereby missing what is often revealing and useful contextual information for historical archaeologists working in countries where British goods were consumed while also leaving significant portions of Britain's own archaeological record poorly understood. The Importance of British Material Culture to Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century helps fill these gaps, through case studies demonstrating the importance and meaning of mass-produced material culture in Britain from the birth of the Industrial Revolution (mid-1700s) to early World War II. By examining many disparate items--such as ceramics made for export, various goods related to food culture, Scottish land documents, and artifacts of death--these studies enrich both an understanding of Britain itself and the many places it influenced during the height of its international power"--
9780803285316 9780803285330
Archaeology and history--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Material culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Consumer goods--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Civilization, Modern--British influences.
Industrial revolution--Great Britain.
Electronic Books.
DA90 / .I476 2016