Forgotten elegance : the art, artifacts, and peculiar history of Victorian and Edwardian entertaining in America

Forgotten elegance : the art, artifacts, and peculiar history of Victorian and Edwardian entertaining in America

Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.

xiv, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

642.4 S368 2002

(OCoLC)45757713

For collectors of 19th-century silver and china, or people interested in the etiquette of the period, the Schollanders draw from old etiquette books and other sources to explain how to entertain in proper Victorian style, with authentic menus to taste.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-290) and index.
Contents: A short history of the art of dining -- A history of formal dining -- Understanding the food in a Victorian meal -- Wine and other beverages -- The accoutrements -- Silver -- China -- Crystal -- Visiting cards and invitations -- Status and etiquette -- Seating etiquette -- Table etiquette -- The dinner stage and the props -- Dress -- Setting the Victorian table -- The formal meal as a performance -- The progression of the meal -- Giving an elegant dinner -- Giving a Victorian or Edwardian dinner -- Other elegant entertaining -- Tea, coffee, and chocolate -- Breakfast and lunch.
L2017M104

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