Just Imported: Global Trade in 1700s New England

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The Providence Parlor once occupied prime real estate on a wharf in 1700s Providence, Rhode Island. Its owners, brothers Joseph and William Russell, operated a prosperous merchant business that imported and exported goods by sea. Their store, The Sign of the Golden Eagle, offered a resplendent selection of imported fabrics, exotic spices, fine housewares, and hogsheads of rum, among other goods. Their market was the world, and the world, their market, made possible by trade winds, war profiteering, and the labor of enslaved people.

Start Date
Saturday, April 22, 2017
End Date
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Venue
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Just Imported: Global Trade in 1700s New England

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