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Punch bowls [ Food & Drink ]
Alcohol | Celebration | Conviviality | Drinking | Masculinity | Ritual | Tableware
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James Boswell [ Art and Literature ]
… London, NPG 4452, 1785. Abstract After a restricted childhood, Boswell as a young man broke out to become a hard-drinking womaniser and dedicated socialiser. He also devoted considerable time to seeking out the company of great men, … women in terms of sociability rather than for sexual pleasure. He was a depressive, often connected to his excessive drinking, which placed a limit on his capacity for sociability. People > Art and Literature Keywords Alcohol Depression … kept for more or less the whole of his life, and which remained lost until the early years of the twentieth century. Drinking for Boswell almost always took place within a social context. He was not particularly choosey, though, about the …
Alcohol | Depression | Charm | Manners | Sex
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Gin and the Gin Craze [ Food & Drink / Eating & Drinking / Social interaction ]
… societies, and was the bond that lubricated many criminal associations. Objects > Food & Drink Practices > Eating & Drinking Concepts > Social interaction Keywords Alcohol Crime Friendship Poverty Gin, the colourless spirit flavoured … for the quality of the clientele – but also other aspects of the design and furnishings that facilitated speedy solitary drinking. They usually comprised a single room that could be entered directly from the street, allowing direct access … out, was often served at club meetings. 5 It was common for people too to share a quart pint of gin between them. Gin drinking often went on in the workplace thus in group contexts. 5 . Karen Harvey, ‘Punchbowls’, The Digital Encyclopedia …
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