Winter 2012-Spring 2013: Asparagus Shells
These small, flat receptacles are called asparagus shells. During the 18th century in England, highly decorated ceramic asparagus shells graced the elegant dining tables of the wealthiest individuals,...
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Hungry? In the mood for an omelet? Eighteenth-century cooks used small, circular, covered vessels like these examples–made by Wedgwood of creamware, a kind of low-fired earthenware ceramic–to beat an...
View ArticleSummer 2014-Spring 2015: Culinary Molds
Still hungry from our last Mystery Object? How about something sweet? These Staffordshire jelly molds, made of salt-glazed stoneware, were a staple in 18th-century English dining culture. In the second...
View ArticleSpring-Fall 2015: Eye Wash
These small ceramic objects, called eye baths, were used as early as the 16th century as personal-cleansing aids and are still used today. In these cups, people mixed saline or boric acid with water,...
View ArticleSummer 2014-Spring 2015: Culinary Molds
Still hungry from our last Mystery Object? How about something sweet? These Staffordshire jelly molds, made of salt-glazed stoneware, were a staple in 18th-century English dining culture. In the second...
View ArticleSpring-Fall 2015: Eye Wash
These small ceramic objects, called eye baths, were used as early as the 16th century as personal-cleansing aids and are still used today. In these cups, people mixed saline or boric acid with water,...
View ArticleWinter 2012-Spring 2013: Asparagus Shells
These small, flat receptacles are called asparagus shells. During the 18th century in England, highly decorated ceramic asparagus shells graced the elegant dining tables of the wealthiest individuals,...
View ArticleSummer 2013-Spring 2014: Egg Beater
Hungry? In the mood for an omelet? Eighteenth-century cooks used small, circular, covered vessels like these examples–made by Wedgwood of creamware, a kind of low-fired earthenware ceramic–to beat an...
View ArticleSummer 2014-Spring 2015: Culinary Molds
Still hungry from our last Mystery Object? How about something sweet? These Staffordshire jelly molds, made of salt-glazed stoneware, were a staple in 18th-century English dining culture. In the second...
View ArticleSpring-Fall 2015: Eye Wash
These small ceramic objects, called eye baths, were used as early as the 16th century as personal-cleansing aids and are still used today. In these cups, people mixed saline or boric acid with water,...
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