Feast Gear: Tableware & Eating Utensils

Plates from various archaeological finds, and what they tell us about the people who used them.

A table set up for a minor nobleman of the late 15th century, based on details from The Boke of Keruynge. See moas.atlantia.sca.org/galle...ery/2006-kasf/IMG_0449.JPG for a photo of the set table.

Some notes and ideas on improving one's feast gear for SCA events.

Start with the basics and expand as your pocketbook allows and your taste demands.

Notes on tableware in 16th century England.

Period artworks showing servingware, drinking vessels & tableware, and eating utensils; and links to extant examples of tableware and eating utensils.

Class notes for decorating dishes and glassware using a modern style of paint.