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Other Market Tradespeople

Detail from a 3D reconstruction of the main aisle of Sainte-Anne Market. At a fishmonger’s stall, fish are laid out on counters running along the wall or in crates on the floor. Someone is busy with a basket at the fish stall.

Guy Lessard, Pointe-à-Callière.

Sainte-Anne Market was not just for butchers. Between the ground-floor stalls and the cellars, you would also find poultry dealers, fishmongers, and vegetable sellers. Hucksters (dealers in second-hand or cheap goods) also sold all kinds of goods there, often bought at low prices straight from the unloading of ships.

Fish Stalls

3D reconstruction of the main aisle of Sainte-Anne Market. On the right is a fishmonger’s stall. Fish are laid out on counters running along the wall or in crates on the floor. Someone is busy with a basket from the fishmonger’s. Two men walk down the aisle.

Guy Lessard, Pointe-à-Callière.

Reconstruction of fishmongers’ stalls.

Shells

A pile of old oyster shells.

René Bouchard, Pointe-à-Callière, City of Montréal archaeological collection.

A large quantity of oyster shells was uncovered during the archaeological excavations. Compared with those of today, their size is impressive!

Tableware

Ceramic artefacts. On the left, a green plate with a lettuce motif. In the centre, a reconstructed blue bowl with a floral motif. On the right, a reconstructed pitcher with colourful motifs.

René Bouchard, Pointe-à-Callière, City of Montréal archaeological collection.

The excavations also uncovered a wide range of ceramic sets, likely linked to hucksters (dealers second-hand or cheap goods) or to other dry goods merchants operating out of the cellars.