Punch bowls [ Food & Drink ]
… evidence suggests this was a mid-range drink accessible to a range of social ranks, including those in the middling and elite ranks who might be associated with wine and those in the lower and plebeian ranks who would drink beer. 1 1 . Karen … It is clear from visual culture – not least Hogarth’s depiction – that at times these occasions could unite the elite and vulgar, the bawdy and polite, and in this way they were part of a rich and multi-faceted sociable world. 4 A …
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