The reports from the Five Points archaeological excavations are online⦠In going through the artifact inventory of the âCourthouse Blockâ, page 82 lists âlace bobbin fragmentsâ and âlace bobbin all parts presentâ both from the household analytical stratum, and described as âbiological/organicâ and âbone/faunalâ. The artifact catalog/object numbers are 00985 and 00921.
The full list of reports are found at: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/archaeology-reports-full-list.page <https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/archaeology-reports-full-list.page> The artifact inventory I was scanning was this one: http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/15.pdf <http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/15.pdf> (again, the listing for the bobbins are on page 82 of the report) This report: http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/5.pdf <http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/5.pdf> is an overview of the interpretation of the site, and chapters 3 and 4 give an overview of the textile finds. On page 304 is a mention of the lace bobbin from feature AG, and the suggestion that it represents âsewing activities not related to wage earningâ because of the other artifacts found in association with them. Apparently the structure was a brothel that catered to middle and upper class clientele and the interpretation is that the domestic activities of needlework would create an appearance of gentility. Given the huge library of reports, it would take some serious time to go through them and find out anything more. However, with what I was able to find, it does appear that two bobbins were found in the excavation and that they were part of a needlework kit owned by a probable prostitute. Katrina kwor...@mac.com -- History: special people in special places at special times Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time. > On Jul 5, 2020, at 9:44 PM, Brian Lemin <brid...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > BTW American readers, they have also uncovered bobbin stuff at "Five > Points" excavation. Anyone know about their findings? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
