Jane Langton (silk merchant)

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Jane Langton was a 15th-century English silkwoman based in London.^[1]

The widow of a saddler, Langton bought silk with Genoese merchants, in one transaction paying £300 15s. for silk in the place of her daughter-in-law Agnes, who had recently died. In her 1475 will Langton calls herself a 'silkwoman'.^[2]

Langton's daughter-in-law Elizabeth Langton supplied the royal family with silk goods amounting to over £100 in 1503.^[2]

References

↑ York, Laura (1999). "Langton, Jane (fl. 15th c.)". In Anne Commire (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2023-12-13– via Encyclopedia.com.
1 2 Dale, Marian K. (October 1933). "The London Silkwomen of the Fifteenth Century". The Economic History Review. 4 (3): 324–335. doi:10.2307/2590651. JSTOR 2590651.

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[WWH-1] York, Laura (1999). "Langton, Jane (fl. 15th c.)". In Anne Commire (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2023-12-13– via Encyclopedia.com.

[Dale-2] 1 2 Dale, Marian K. (October 1933). "The London Silkwomen of the Fifteenth Century". The Economic History Review. 4 (3): 324–335. doi:10.2307/2590651. JSTOR 2590651.

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