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Plantations and Homes: The Material Culture of the Early Nineteenth-Century Jamaican Elite
- Author(s):
- Christer Petley (see profile)
- Date:
- 2014
- Group(s):
- British History, History, University of Southampton Department of History
- Subject(s):
- Eighteenth century, Atlantic Ocean Region, History, British territories and possessions, Great Britain, Caribbean Area, Slavery
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- 18th Century, British history, Caribbean, 18th century, Atlantic history, British empire, Caribbean history, History of slavery
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6CZ2Z
- Abstract:
- This article is about the wealth and material culture of the Jamaican elite during the age of abolition. The planter class had a huge material investment in plantation slavery, and wealth derived from this allowed it to live ostentatiously and to consume conspicuously. Those who did not migrate away from Jamaica were drawn towards colonial towns, many of them taking up residence in, or at the edges of, urban centres. Lists of personal property found in probate inventories show how planters cultivated separate spheres of activity on the plantations and at their peri-urban homes, putting physical and cultural distance between themselves and the sources of their wealth.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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