Adereços de vidro, dos séculos XVI-XVIII, procedentes do antigo Convento de Santana de Lisboa (anéis, braceletes e contas)

Abstract

The archaeological excavation of a portion of the area were the Santana Convent once stood (Lisbon, 17th-19th centuries), brought to light some of its structures, has well as thousands of artefacts or their fragments. Amongst them, numerous glass adornments, which include rings, bracelets and a significant collection of beads, collected in cesspits and graves. The beads present an accentuated polymorphism and chromatism, being attributed to the late 16th century and, mainly, to the following one. Their origins can be traced to Italy, Netherlands and, perhaps, England, which denounces, as happens with the remaining testimonies collected, a wealthy society, with exquisite taste, able to access international trading routes to provide not only for the high demands of fashion but also the maintenance of their social status.

Wealth in Religious and Secular Contexts: A Critical Analysis of Pottery Consumption in early modern Portugal

“…This institution also belonged to the Order of Saint Clare and at one point was the largest religious house in the city, hosting hundreds of nuns. The 1755 earthquake wrecked part of the building and it was finally demolished in 1897 (Gomes & Gomes, 2007; Gomes, R.V 2013; Gomes et al, 2015). In Porto, the Madre de Deus de Monchique (MADC) convent's main building was originally the house of the nobleman Pero da Cunha Coutinho before it was transformed in 1538 into a convent for nuns of the Order of Saint Clare until it closed in 1834.…”

“…The data used came from different sources, mostly from publications or Master's dissertations (e.g. Gomes & Gomes, 2007; Castro, 2009; Sebastian, 2010; Almeida, 2013; Gomes et al, 2013; Gomes et al, 2015; Silva, 2016; Casimiro et al, 2017a, b). In addition, information from sites studied directly by the authors was also included (NT, LC).…”