We have come a long way from eating with our hands to using the variety of silver flatware and serving pieces popular in the late nineteenth century. The fork, knife, and spoon were the earliest forms of silverware, but as…
The unusual, modernist fifties jewelry was not the only choice available for someone who wanted silver jewelry. A very different look was available in jewelry made by American Indians, Mexicans, or Danes. Photo: Doyle New York Photo: Skinner Engraved…
One's fingers were possibly the earliest serving spoons and forks. Later, shells or carved horns were used. By the Middle Ages the serving pieces included a carving knife with a broad blade, a skewer and perhaps a fork. These pieces…
Cooking over an open fireplace to cooking in a convection oven has been a three-century journey. What we eat has changed as much as how we prepare it. Nineteenth-century cooks had to cut and chop and peel and clean the…
Most 19th-century American cut glass was clear. Some rare and expensive pieces of colored glass were made. The first colored pieces were probably made in the early 1880s. Factories continued making cut pieces until the early 1900s. The most popular…