Food & Food Preparation: Sugar & Spices

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18th Century Material Culture

Sugar & Spices


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Sugar Mills


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West Indies Sugar Mill

From Histoire Naturelle et Morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique by Charles de Rochefort 1665


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The SUGAR - CANE, SUGAR - MILL, & c.

byThomas Je!erys, From the Dictionary of Arts & Sciences W. Owen, Homer's Head, London 1764(Pastpages.co.uk)


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Sugar Production


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Sugar Production - Le jardinier Franoisby Nicolas de Bonnefons 1666


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Sugar Mill

From Il Gazzettiere Americano contenente un distinto ragguaglio di tutte le parti del nuovo mondoThe Italian Edition of the ''Amercian Gazettier'' 1763


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Agriculture et conomie rustique Sucrerie et a#nage des Sucresby Denis Diderot 1762


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Agriculture et conomie rustique Sucrerie et a#nage des Sucresby Denis Diderot 1762


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Agriculture et conomie rustique Sucrerie et a#

nage des Sucresby Denis Diderot 1762


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Sugar / MolassesJars


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Terra Cotta Molasses Jar

18th Century(Muse dAquitaine)


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Terra Cotta Molasses Jar

18th Century(Muse dAquitaine)


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Bordeaux Sugar Loaf Mold & Molasses Jar

From the Archaeological Dig in a P{otters Workshops near Sadirac (Entre-Deux-Mers, France(Maison de la poterie de Sadirac).


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Red Earthenware Molasses Jar Likely Manufactured in the Caribbean

Found in York, Maine, A Funnel Would Sit Atop the Jar 18th Century(Old York Museums - York, Maine / Early American Ceramics by Justin W. Thomas)


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Red Earthenware Molasses Jar Likely Manufactured in New England or England



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Sugar Loaves Woodcut


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Woodcut Engraving of a Sugar Loaf with Retracted Paper

by Thomas Bewick c. 1770 - 1825(The British Museum)


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Sugar Cone & Nipper

(Historic Hudson Valley)


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THE DISSOLUTION

by S.W. Fores 1784(Lewis Walpole Library)


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THE LADYS DISASTER

by John June 1746(Lewis Walpole Library)


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Sugar LoafMolds


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Sugar Loaf & Mold

Late 17th Century(Museum of London)


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Sugar Cone / Loaf Mold

c. 1650 - 1800(Museum of London)


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Sugar Cone / Loaf Mold

c. 1650 - 1680(Museum of London)


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Sugar Cone / Loaf Mold18th Century


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Sugar Cone / Loaf Mold Recovered from Hampton, Virginia18th Century

(Hampton History Museum - Photograph by Robert Hunter)


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Still Life with Sugar Loaf Wrapped in Blue Paper

by Unknown Artist c. 1720


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Bills


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Bills of Lading, 27 March 1776 and 3 August 1785For Shipments of Raw Sugar from Port-au-Prince to Marseille

)Sugar Imprints Collection, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections)
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/exhibits/e-exhibits/sugar/sug1a.jpg


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French Sugar Hammerc. 1675 - 1725

(Muse dHistoire de Nantes)


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Sugar Hammer18th Century

(Jim Bode Tools)


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Southern American Sugar HammerEarly 18th Century

(O.P.M. Autions)


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Southern American Sugar HammerEarly 18th Century

(O.P.M. Autions)


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French Sugar Hammer18th Century

(Andres Tavern)


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Sugar Nippers18th Century

(Private Collection)


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Sugar Scissors


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English Silver Sugar Tongsby Henry Plumpton 1761

(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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Boston Silver Sugar Scissorsby John Coburn c. 1762



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Boston Silver Sugar Scissorsby Paul Revere c. 1760 - 1765



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American Silver Sugar Tongsby Zachariah Brigden c. 1734 - 1787



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Boston Silver Sugar Tongsby John Coburn c. 1760 - 1770



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Boston Silver Sugar Tongsc. 1780



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Boston Silver Sugar Tongsc. 1780



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Boston Silver Sugar Tongsby Paul Revere c. 1780



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Trade Cards


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Grocer Trade Card18th Century

(Spitafieldslife.com)


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(Lewis Walpole Library)


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Tea Dealer Trade Card18th Century

(The British Museum)


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Advertisements


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Advertisement for the Establishment of John Merrett at the 3 Sugar LoavesBoston Gazette 28 April, 1735


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Boston Silver Sugar Boxby John Coney c. 1680 - 1685



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Boston Silver Sugar Bowlby Jacob Hurd c. 1730 - 1740



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English Silver Sugar Bowlby William Fordham c. 1730 - 1731



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Boston Silver Sugar Bowlby Jacob Hurd 1737



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English Silver Sugar Boxby Peter Taylor 1740



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Boston Silver Sugar Bowlby John Coburn 1746



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Boston Silver Sugar Bowlby Paul Revere c. 1760 - 1765



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English Silver Sugar Bowlby Charles Allen c. 1760



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English Creamware Sucrier and CoverProbably Yorkshire Pottery c. 1780


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Covered Sugar Bowlby Worcester Manufactory, England c. 1765



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American Lead Glazed Slip Decorated Earthenware Sugar Bowl Possibly Made in MarylandRecovered from a Baltimore Privy on Cuthbert Street c. Late 18th - Early 19th Century

(Bruce Adwell / Early American Ceramics by Justin W. Thomas)


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Covered Sugar Bowlby Worcester Manufactory, England c. 1760 - 1780



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Wood Sugar Bowl18th Century

(Antiques of Early America)


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NutmegGraters


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English Nutmeg Grater, Case & CoverProbably by Thomas Kedden c. 1690

(Colonial Williamsburg)


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Boston, Massachusetts Silver Nutmeg GraterMary Storer (Coburn 1770



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American Nutmeg Grater18th Century

(Skinner)


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American Nutmeg Grater18th Century

(Skinner)


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Jappanned Nutmeg Graterc. 1780



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Co!

ee & SpiceGrinders / Mills


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Grinder or Millc. 1712

(Bonhams Auction House)


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English Cherry Grinder or MillEarly 18th Century

(Elliot & Grace Snyder)


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Lignum Vitae Grinder or MillMid 18th Century

(Christies Auction House)


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English or Dutch Lignum Vitae Grinder or Mill17th Century

(Yew Tree House Antiques)


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Lignum Vitae Grinder or MillEarly 18th Century



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Fruitwood Grinder or Mill, Probably Welshc. 1740 - 1760



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Lignum Vitae Grinder or Millc. 1760

(Robert Young Antiques)


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Grinder or Millc. 1712

(The Bowes Museum)


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Grinder or Millc. 1700 - 1800

(Winterthur)


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Grinder or Mill18th Century



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(Nathan Barlow)


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(Nathan Barlow)


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(Nathan Barlow)


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(Nathan Barlow)


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My Mill grinds...c. 1789



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TIME working out the New M-----------y in proper CharactersA Co!ee or Sausage Grinder / Mill by J. Barrow 1782

(The British Museum)


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SpiceCabinets


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Trade Card18th Century



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Oak Spice Cupboard with Fruitwood Moldings and Bun FeetLate 17th Century

(Christies)


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Oak Spice Cupboard with Moldings and Bun FeetLate 17th Century

(Winterthur)


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American Black Walnut, Tulip Poplar, & White Cedar Spice Cabinet from Chester County, Pennsylvaniac. 1720 - 1740

(Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)


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Oak Hanging Spice Cupboard with Fleur - de - Lys InlaysMid 18th Century



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American Spice Chest from Chester County, PennsylvaniaMid 18th Century

(The State Museum of Pennsylvania)


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American Spice Chest from Chester County, PennsylvaniaMid 18th Century

(The State Museum of Pennsylvania)


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Walnut Spice CabinetProbably Chester County, Pennsylvania, c. 1740 - 1780



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Pennsylvania Black Walnut, Pine & Cedar Spice Cabinetc. 1700 - 1730

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)


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SpiceJars


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A Turned Mid 18th Century Spice or Apothecary JarLignum Vitae

(Christies)


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English Beech Wood Spice Jar & Coverc. 1700 or Earlier

(Christies)


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Drying Racks


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American Drying Rack18th Century

(Skinner)


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Salts


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English Tin Glazed Earthenware SaltOwned by Mayflower Passenger Edward Fuller of Plymouth, Massachusetts c. 1650

(Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts)


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English Tin Glazed Earthenware Curles Salt from Londonc. 1680

(Chipstone Foundation)


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English Tin Glazed Earthenware Salt17th Century



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English Tin Glazed Earthenware Salt17th Century



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English Yew Wood Master Saltc. 1660



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English Yew Wood Master Saltc. 1720



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English Lignum Vitae Master Saltc. 1680



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English Treen Master SaltLate 17th / Early 18th Century



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English Treen Master SaltEarly 18th Century



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English Pearwood Footed Tazzac. 1750



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English Pewter Salt18th Century


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