Luxury goods and mass consumption
What did people actually spend their money on in the 17th and 18th centuries? Archaeologists have found artefacts that may provide a few clues. An excavation in Norrköping in 2011 found everyday objects such as pottery and pipes, but also porcelain imported all the way from China.
, Object number1
Soy bottle, Japan, 1790-1820
, Object number2
1736
, Object number3
Cup and saucer, China, c. 1800
, Object number4
Plate, Stackelberg, Rörstrand porcelain factory, 1756
, Object number5
Plate, Rörstrand's porcelain factory, 1760
, Object number6
Chalk pipe, England, London, 1680-1710
, Object number7
Untitled
, Object number9
Chalk pipe, Sweden, Stockholm, 1772
