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D239 - FitzHerbert family of Tissington - [16th-20th cent]
E - Estate records - 1380-1940
C - Caribbean Estates - 1683-1898
B - Turners Hall Sugar Plantation, Barbados - 1721-1889
9 - Miscellaneous records - 1752-1858
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OFFENSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LANGUAGE This catalogue and the archives it describes contain highly offensive and oppressive language. Some of the language has been included in the catalogue description to publicly reflect the attitudes of the time the records were written.
Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D239/M/E/20785
Title
Sample of Penistone cloth, used for 'negro' [enslaved African persons] clothing
Date
1783
Description
Note on the reverse reads: “Pennistone sent for Negro Clothing 1783 which for Substance Strength and unchangeable Colour, is best adapted to that Purpose”.
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Turners Hall sugar plantation, Barbados
FitzHerbert family of Tissington
Access Conditions
This item is currently unavailable for consultation as it has been temporarily loaned to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery for an exhibition.
This item may not be touched and must be viewed while in its box. If closer inspection is needed for specific research purposes, permission must be requested in advance via email.
Physical Description
Indigo blue cloth, tacked with white thread to a piece of paper, 12.5cm x 6.5cm. The cloth has worn away at some edges. In its woven state it is 9 x 9 threads per centimetre.
Dimensions
12.5cm x 6.5cm
Copyright
No copyright
Copies
Microfilm M704. A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
D239/M/E/20769 is an invoice of 31 Dec 1784, for goods sent to the plantation attorneys of Sir William FitzHerbert in Barbados, which mentions 410 yards of Penistone cloth
Term
Forced labour
Clothing
Slavery
Slaves
Ethnic groups
Oppression
Textiles
Sugar plantations
Image
Useful Links
http://blackburnmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/btb23-the-penistone-cloth-textiles-and-slavery-from-the-pennines-to-barbados-and-beyond/
Useful Links Description
Link to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery webpage 'BTB23 – THE PENISTONE CLOTH – TEXTILES AND SLAVERY – FROM THE PENNINES TO BARBADOS AND BEYOND' exhibition.
Archivist Note
This catalogue entry has been amended in line with cataloguing proecdures to address offensive and oppressive language, 9 November 2022 KM
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Type
Barbados
Country
Turners Hall Plantation
Settlement
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