TY - JOUR
T1 - Dining with the Madisons
T2 - Elite Consumption at Montpelier
AU - Pavao-Zuckerman, Barnet
AU - Anderson, Derek T.
AU - Reeves, Matthew
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: Funding for the analysis of zooarchaeological remains from Mount Pleasant and Montpelier was provided by the Montpelier Foundation. We would also like to thank Vincent LaMotta, Lauren Benz, and Lisa Janz for their contribution to the analysis of the zooarchaeological remains from Montpelier, and three anonymous reviewers for their thorough and helpful suggestions on how to improve this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Society for Historical Archaeology.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Recent research at James Madison’s Montpelier permits exploration of shifts in cuisine practices relating to the emergence of American cultural sensibilities, as well as in response to the greater international visibility and increased social and economic status of the household following Madison’s term as United States president. Prior to the presidency, zooarchaeological remains indicate that the household consumed high-quality cuts of meat from domesticated livestock, but that wild game also contributed significantly to the diet. After the presidency, costly meat cuts continued to be served on a well-appointed Madison table, but the overall diversity of the meat-based portion of the diet was reduced. The household increasingly focused its dietary strategy on a few locally produced, high-quality meats, likely in order to efficiently feed the many guests that visited Montpelier. Although English and French elite influences on cuisine are visible in the written record and material culture from Montpelier, the zooarchaeological evidence reflects the emergence of a distinctly American cuisine.
AB - Recent research at James Madison’s Montpelier permits exploration of shifts in cuisine practices relating to the emergence of American cultural sensibilities, as well as in response to the greater international visibility and increased social and economic status of the household following Madison’s term as United States president. Prior to the presidency, zooarchaeological remains indicate that the household consumed high-quality cuts of meat from domesticated livestock, but that wild game also contributed significantly to the diet. After the presidency, costly meat cuts continued to be served on a well-appointed Madison table, but the overall diversity of the meat-based portion of the diet was reduced. The household increasingly focused its dietary strategy on a few locally produced, high-quality meats, likely in order to efficiently feed the many guests that visited Montpelier. Although English and French elite influences on cuisine are visible in the written record and material culture from Montpelier, the zooarchaeological evidence reflects the emergence of a distinctly American cuisine.
KW - 19th century
KW - Virginia
KW - zooarchaeology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050619326&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85050619326&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s41636-018-0113-z
DO - 10.1007/s41636-018-0113-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050619326
SN - 0440-9213
VL - 52
SP - 372
EP - 396
JO - Historical Archaeology
JF - Historical Archaeology
IS - 2
ER -