Gifts and Gift-giving [ Politics & Society / Furniture & Interior decoration / Social interaction ]
… exchanged to foster, reflect and consolidate relationships between family, friends and patrons. Samuel Pepys, who had navy contracts at his disposal, was said to have been given ‘Jars of Oyl, and Boxes of Chocolett and Chests of Greek …
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