Coarse earthenwares from the Fortress of Louisbourg / Kenneth James Barton. Glassware from a reputed 1745 siege debris context at the Fortress of Louisbourg / E. Ann Smith.
TITLE:
Coarse earthenwares from the Fortress of Louisbourg / Kenneth James Barton. Glassware from a reputed 1745 siege debris context at the Fortress of Louisbourg / E. Ann Smith.
Publication Date:
1981
Publication Information:
Hull, Que.: Parks Canada, National Historic Parks and Sites Branch,
Volume:
55
Physical Description:
266 p. : ill.
Geographic Term:
Additional Contributors:
Bibliography Note:
Bibliography: p. 252-255.
Summary:
This paper identifies and attempts to evaluate 39 groups of wares derived from an examination of 58,737 sherds of pottery. These wares were discovered as a result of the extensive excavations that have taken place at Louisbourg in the past 20 years. They comprise coarse earthenwares only - the fine wares are the subject of separate attention. The French wares were probably derived from two sources, the west coast naval base of Rochefort and the south coast port and naval supply base of Marseilles. Both places attracted goods from some distance for northern French material occurs here as do northern Italian wares. The colonial wares are varied and suggest several sources; there are also ephemeral groups of wares from England and the Orient.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780660110790
