At the table of Eighteenth-century Burgos. Tablecloths, cutlery, glasses and glazes

Abstract

An essential everyday task in Burgos household in the eighteenth century was approaching the table to eat the much or little food and meat, which their economies allowed them. To carry out such duties, they had to a greater or lesser extent, table linen, cutlery and glass and glazing supplies which, either as support or as a utensil, hold solid and liquid stuff ingested. Were all households equipped, in quantity and quality, in a similar way? Are these improvements in the availability of tablecloths, napkins, hand towels, spoons, forks and knives, complementary household, glass and glazes, through the eighteenth century? What raw materials were used to manufacture, cutlery and other household table items? The eighteenth century met a shy industrious revolution, a slight increase in consumption and demand, allowing to dress the house, domestic interiors in general and in particular eating tables, with greater elegance and a better presentation, sometimes even with luxury and comfor.