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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 |
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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 |