Transatlantic Connections in Colonial and Post-colonial Haiti: Archaeometric Evidence for Taches Noires Glazed Tableware Imported from Albissola, Italy to Fort Liberté, Haiti

Abstract

This paper presents the first archaeometrical data on colonial glazed wares (taches noires) imported in Haiti (Fort Liberté). The analysis evidenced the exclusive presence of Italian taches noires products, dated before 1820 and related to the colonial era. The presence of English wares next to colonial materials demonstrated continuity in the use of landscape after the Independence and the establishment of international trade relationships between the state of Haiti and the British Empire. Results are an important step forward in the understanding of production and movement of the Taches noires ware, which were exported globally between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Angle-Dependent XRF Analyses: Pros and Cons of a Novel Technique in the Field of Cultural Heritage

“…They comprehend a wide variety of objects: paintings, vases, jewels, weapons, and parchments, and are made of very different materials, e.g., wood, metals, stone, pottery, and glass. The study of the materials composing the archeological and historical artifacts has become more and more important in the last century, along with the scientific evolution, as it helps to answer many questions on the technology of production, the raw materials provenance [1][2][3][4][5][6], the trading routes [7][8][9][10][11], and degradation processes [12][13][14].…”