Toasting glass [ Food & Drink ]
… of the Fitzwilliam museum. New types of glasses were introduced to cater for the needs of convivial venues such as taverns and coffeehouses. ‘Fuddling glasses’ were conceived for drinking games. In late Stuart London, some taverns offered to their customers ‘jolly boys’, cups with twisted handles that ‘expressed conviviality and linked arms’ … new ranges of glassware to cater for the need of customers, be they individuals, families, clubs and societies, or taverns and venues of public drinking. Glassware sustained forms of sociability inasmuch as it reflected (and reinforced) …
Alcohol | Drinking | Ritual | Tableware | Toasting
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