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orientnesse


Title Orientnesse
Origtitle Indian Woman
Variants Plate 46
Caption Detail of necklace showing orientness, or luster
Source 1964 John White Edition
Date 1585-86
Creator John White
Type Watercolor
Origin Scan of 1964 UNC Edition of drawings
Notes Hariot noted the orientnesse, or lustrousness, of the pearls.
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orientnesse

Additional Notes

In reference to the pearls on pg 752, this word means “brilliancy or lustrousness of a stone, esp. a pearl” according to OED. See “pearle.” - Matt