The Van Lidth de Jeude Family and the Waste from Their Privy: Material Culture of a Wealthy Family in 18th-Century Tiel, the Netherlands

Authors

Michiel H. Bartels

Abstract

This study uses the comprehensive material culture of the 18th-century privy of the regent family Van Lidth de Jeude in Tiel (the Netherlands). The analysis takes advantage of the secondary sources that are common in the Netherlands to evaluate the privy contents. The archaeological finds are interpreted with the aid of historical documents, contemporary literature and probate inventories, and the content of the privy is set against the background of an 18th-century provincial town in the heart of the Netherlands. This combined study reveals much surprising information about the daily and private lives, personal history, gender aspects and socioeconomic status of the Van Lidth de Jeude family.

DOI

10.22191/neha/vol34/iss1/2

Recommended Citation

Bartels, Michiel H. (2005) "The Van Lidth de Jeude Family and the Waste from Their Privy: Material Culture of a Wealthy Family in 18th-Century Tiel, the Netherlands," Northeast Historical Archaeology: Vol. 34 34, Article 2.
https://doi.org/10.22191/neha/vol34/iss1/2 Available at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol34/iss1/2