Further to Ron's point, I think we can safely assume that the vast
majority of mass-produced refined whitebodied earthenware recovered
archaeologically in Argentina, whether cream-, pearl- or whiteware, is
British-made. There may be small quantities of French-made material, but
the overwhelming majority will be British.
Quite apart from Daniel Schavelzon's many relevant English- and
Spanish-language publications for Argentina and Buenos Aires, which would
be the best place to start for Argentina (and which for several obvious
reasons we can safely assume Patricia Frazzi is familiar with),
English-language work by Virginia Dellino-Musgrave and myself, among
others, has amply demonstrated the extent to which the Argentina and South
America were markets for the export of mass-produced British ceramics in
both the later 18th and 19th centuries. Recent work by Ana Cristina
Rodriguez Yilo in Venezuela further emphasises the extent to which
British-made ceramics dominate many South American assemblages,
particularly in the post-independence era (and Ana Cristina, if you're
reading this, I know I owe you an e-mail - I promise to reply by
tomorrow).
As I believe I've noted on this list previously, past research of my own
has shown that, for much of the 19th century, South America was the second
most important export market for British ceramics, behind only the United
States, and ahead of the all of the external British Empire _combined_.
During the US Civil War, the market known to contemporary Staffordshire
potters as 'The Brazils' singlehandedly eclipsed the USA as the single
most important export market (add Western South America and the Caribbean
basin, and the temporary eclipse is even more significant).
Any of our South American colleagues will also almost certainly be able to
share with us the extent to which Britain was the original source of
Northern Hemisphere economic imperialism before the US replaced the
British Empire as the dominant external economic influence; there's a
reason our Argentinian cousins are so good at soccer, rugby, and polo -
who do you think built those South American railroads?
Alasdair Brooks
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From: "Ron May" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tue, November 4, 2008 1:38
Subject:Re: cream-pearl and whiteware
Of course, you are assuming the mass-produced ceramics found in Argentina is
the same material. But what if it is not? There were actually a number of
other sources for mass-produced trade pottery. I always find it
fascinating when
someone uses the term "overkill" when another suggests scientific testing of
something. What could it hurt to conduct chemical composition studies of
pottery.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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