Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition Tudor and Stuart Period Finds C1450-c1700 from Excavations at Riverside Sites in Southwark

The finds published here from mostly waterlogged riverside sites in Southwark, London, represent a rare assemblage of items in everyday use from the Tudor and Stuart periods, the majority dated to the later 15th and 16th centuries. A wide-ranging discussion considers specific trends amongst the material as well as more general aspects of production, trade and changing styles. Objects of leather (clothing, shoes and accessories), bone wood and glass as well as metal are illustrated and catalogued by functional categories including dress and accessories, fixtures, fittings and furnishings, cutlery, kitchen equipment and vessels, and items attesting literacy and leisure pursuits including toys.