About

Based on a set of illustrated cards printed in London by James Moxon in 1677, this student-developed interactive invites visitors to learn about early modern European foodways and their illuminating, often surprising and far-flung, connections to dining practices in our own time.

Credits

This interactive was featured in the exhibition Staging the Table in Europe 1500–1800 on view at Bard Graduate Center Gallery from February 17 to July 9, 2023.

Curator: Deborah Krohn
Website Design and Development: Talia Perry, Caroline Montague, Karlyn Allenbrand
Content Development: Bridget Bartal, Irène Berthezène, Adam Brandow, Elliot Camarra, Madison Clyburn, Angela Crenshaw, Christina De Cola, Natalie De Quarto, Allison Donoghue, Noah Dubay, Mackensie Griffin, Bob Hewis, Louise Lui, Isabella Margi, Jacqueline Mazzone, lshai Mishory (Columbia University), Caroline Montague, Talia Perry, Jeremy Reeves, Geoffrey Ripert, Pim Supavarasuwat, Cynthia Volk
Digital Humanities and Digital Exhibitions: Jesse Merandy, Julie Fuller
Publications: Alexis Mucha, Katherine Atkins, Helen Polson

Cards Source

The Genteel House-keepers Pastime, Or, the Mode of Carving at the Table Represented in a Pack of Playing Cards [. . .]. Book, 52 cards, and wrapper. London: Printed for J. Moxon and sold at his shop at the Atlas in Warwick-Lane; and at the three Bells in Ludgate-Street, 1693.