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Meticulous: Dining Etiquette in the Victorian Age

January 10, 2008

Susan Williams professor, history, Fitchburg State College

Susan Williams, professor of history and American studies at Fitchburg State College, details the astonishing complexity of the table setting and meticulous rules of dining etiquette in Victorian times. She describes what would be on the menu in a proper upper or middle class home during the Gilded Age.

Series:

Everyday Food Series

Topics: Culture & Identity | History

Tags: dining etiquette | early American history | Food & Dining | How To & Hobbies | Lifestyle | middle class | upper class | Victorian Age

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