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Hi Mark,
A few years ago (2011) we recovered a faience apothecary jar from Galveztown, an 18th/19th century (ca. 1779 -1825) Spanish colonial village and fort in SE Louisiana. It was inhabited primarily by Canary Islanders (the Isleņos) brought to Louisiana and settled in various communities surrounding New Orleans. Over one-third of the over 400 settlers perished in the first year due to diseases such as smallpox. I have long wondered if it might be possible to see what kinds of remedies were being concocted in apothecary jars like the one we found. Although washed, the glaze is heavily (and deeply) crazed and I was wondering if it might be possible to detect residues in the crazing? I have a graduate student coming in the fall who may be working on the ceramics from this site for her thesis and this might be an interesting question to pursue.
Just in case folks are wondering, faience makes up 86.0% of the tin-enameled earthenwares recovered at Galveztown, with only 14.0% being majolica. It is a Spanish colonial site with a very "French" material signature.
Best,
Rob
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Rob Mann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
St. Cloud State University
252 Stewart Hall
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
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Subject: call for samples to be tested--Free
All,
As a periodic reminder. For the past 10 years the University of Idaho's anthropology and chemistry departments have been collaborating on testing materials from historical sites. We have primarily tested bottles to identify their contents but have also taken on esoteric things like tooth fillings, fabrics, gunpowder etc. We currently have a lull in collections to be tested. If you have materials (especially bottles, vials etc.) that you would be interested in having tested please contact me off list.
Mark warner
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