> I get the impression that regional tastes varied, and in more than just ceramics.  A
> parallel situation would probably be the decline in certain kinds of cured herring with
> the loss of markets in Ireland and the West Indies.

I'd certainly very much agree with that, particularly with reference to
decoration.  Comparisons I've made between assemblages in Wales, the
Outer Hebrides and Virginia suggest that in some circumstances there can
be certain similarities of form across regions, but that decoration
varies considerably.

Alasdair Brooks

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