pearl
England
17th Century
Source: Snook, Edith. "Review of Preserving on Paper: Seventeenth-Century Englishwomen’s Receipt Books, ed. Kristine Kowalchuk." Early Modern Women, vol. 13, no. 2, 2019, pp. 141-144.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
pearl
Preparation Steps
Pearl is included as an ingredient in a remedy for consumption alongside gold and coral in manuscript V.a.45 (p. 144).
Original Recipe Text
Pearl is included as an ingredient in a remedy for consumption alongside gold and coral in manuscript V.a.45 (p. 144).
Evidence
"When a recipe in V.a.45, for instance, includes gold, pearl, and coral in a remedy for consumption (92)"
Remarks
The inclusion of pearl in medical receipts demonstrates the diverse and sometimes costly range of materials handled within the household 'knowledge culture' of the 17th century (p. 144).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCaCO3
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorWhite
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorSnook, Edith. "Review of Preserving on Paper: Seventeenth-Century Englishwomen’s Receipt Books, ed. Kristine Kowalchuk." Early Modern Women, vol. 13, no. 2, 2019, pp. 141-144.
CollectionMS V.a.45
Language
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