Red, white, & black make blue : indigo in the fabric of Colonial South Carolina life /

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Like cotton, indigo has defied its humble origins. Left alone, it might have been a regional plant with minimal reach, a localized way of dyeing textiles, paper, and other goods with a bit of blue. But when blue became the most popular color for the textiles that Britain turned out in large quantiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feeser, Andrea (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
1600-1799
Indigo industry > South Carolina > History > 18th century.
Indigo > South Carolina.
Plantation life > South Carolina > History > 18th century.
Plantation owners > South Carolina > History > 18th century.
Enslaved persons > South Carolina > History > 18th century.
African Americans > South Carolina > History > 18th century.
Textile fabrics > History > 18th century.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects > History > 18th century.
Indigo > Industrie > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Indigo > Caroline du Sud.
Vie dans les plantations > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Propriétaires de plantations > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Esclaves > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Noirs américains > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Textiles et tissus > Histoire > 18e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
African Americans.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects.
Indigo.
Indigo industry.
Plantation life.
Plantation owners.
Race relations.
Enslaved persons.
Textile fabrics.
South Carolina > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
South Carolina > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Caroline du Sud > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Caroline du Sud > Relations raciales > Histoire > 18e siècle.
South Carolina.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Why South Carolina indigo?
  • South Carolina indigo in British and Colonial wear. South Carolina indigo in British textiles for the home and Colonial market ; South Carolina indigo in the dress of slaves and sovereign Indians
  • Indigo cultivation and production in South Carolina. Botanists, merchants, and planters in South Carolina : investments in indigo ; The role of indigo in native-colonist struggles over land and goods ; Producing South Carolina indigo : colonial planters and the skilled labor of slaves
  • Indigo plantation histories. Indigo and an East Florida plantation : overseer Indian Johnson walks away ; Slave John Williams : a key contributor to the Lucas-Pinckney indigo concern
  • Conclusion. South Carolina indigo : a history of color.

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