First Page
3
ISSN
0843-5499
Last Page
8
Abstract
Material evidence of a local drawn-glass beadmaking industry was uncovered in the old section of Rouen, France, in 1869 during street construction. Composed of production tubes and wasters (most of which exhibit evidence of a speo heat rounding), the material is attributed to the early part of the 17th century. It is significant as many of the recorded varieties have correlatives at archaeological sites in eastern North America occupied during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. These include a 7-layer chevron, Nueva Cadiz varieties, and frit-core beads. It is, therefore, quite possible that some of the American specimens may have originated in northern France and not just Venice or Holland as is commonly believed.
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Repository Citation
Karklins, Karlis and Bonneau, Adelphine
(2019).
"Evidence of Early 17th-Century Glass Beadmaking in and around Rouen, France."
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
31: 3-8. Available at:
https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol31/iss1/4
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