Punch bowls [ Food & Drink ]
… Much more common were the legion of bowls decorated to mark significant public or corporate entities. Mottos such as ‘Trade and Navigation’ and ‘Success to ye Navy’ were typical. ‘Tin-glazed … was consumed at other kinds of gatherings, both in domestic and non-domestic spaces. The extant bowls which suggest public places of sociability – taverns, clubs and associations – were surely matched by many bowls of different styles …
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