Everyday life. The image shows a painting depicting the formalisation of a woman’s dowry contribution. The work, entitled “The Bride’s Dowry”, is by José Gallegos y Arnosa.
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Table showing the nature of the dowry assets contributed in marriages in the Vega baja del Esla between 1700 and 1850
Marital dowries in the artisan sector as social differentiation
Professions carried out by the fathers and husbands of the daughters and wives who married in Lower Extremadura in the 17th century
Transmission of patrimony in the form of matrimonial dowry in the Sierra de Alcaraz as a form of social reproduction
Transmission of wealth via wills reflecting parental affinities and social clientelism. A distinction is also made between inherited property according to sex.
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