Association for The History of Glass (AHG) Spring Study Day: Glass for Eating, Drinking and Making Merry

摘要

THIS study day on the use of table glass of all periods is being planned in conjunction with the Glass Association (GA) and the Glass Circle (GC). Glass has always been made because people wanted to buy and use it. Without customers who wanted to use glass, there would have been no glass industries. Yet much more work has been done on production than use. Why did people choose glass instead of ceramics or pewter? Was the table glass used in homes, inns and taverns the same, or different? What difference was there between city and country; upstairs and downstairs? Such questions are often asked, but less frequently answered so it is hoped to use this opportunity to study how, why, where and when table glass was used in different eras.