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Seventeenth - century English cutlery for the rich man's table.
Ritual and display on the dining room table has played on important part in the coolution of so-called polite society, with a great deal of attention given to how people eat in company! Prior to the sixteenth century it was rare for people to have utensils with which to place food in the their mouths, but as the century progressed personal cutlery became more available and its possession and proper use were recognized as important manifestations of the owner's wealth and a helpful guide to breeding and status. This article draws for the most part on a remarkable collection of mostly British cutlery amassed by Bill Brown over the last forty-five years. While the collection ...
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