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Asian Influence

• V&A "Japanese Ceramics Styles"  
• Imari 
• Kakiemon 

• "China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange" (1974) and "Chinese Export Porcelain" (2003) from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin
• Blue and White
• Chinoiserie 
• Famille Rose 
• Famille Verte
• Groninger Museum's 2012 exhibition on Chinese Famille Verte collection 

Silver Prototypes 

• General information on English silver 1600-1800
• Video demonstration of 18th c. silversmithing
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Rococo 

• General information about Rococo style 
• Definition and associated artists with Rococo style  

Neoclassical 

•  General information about Neoclassicism 
• Popular artists and styles associated with Neoclassicism 

Heraldry

• An Introduction to Heraldic Porcelain  from the Heraldry Society
• Read an interesting case study Gendering Armorial Porcelain Wares 
• The Law of Arms 
• Papworth's Ordinary of British Armorials Vol 1 and Vol 2 

Nature

• Read a 1941 article from Antique Collecting  on natural forms in porcelain 

Dutch Connection

• History of English delftware

Alcoholic Beverages  

• History of beer 
• "Drunken Permabulations . . ." excerpt from an 18th c. diary
• Five Drinking Games of Yore from Mental Floss 

Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate

• Read The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
• And even more on coffeehouse culture  
• And on the history of coffee 
• Article on the history of tea drinking 
• English tea trade in the 18th century 
• On tea etiquette  
• History of chocolate . . . from Cadbury!
• Impact on the slave trade 

Elegant Dining

• At Table: High Style in the 18th Century 

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• Check out the bestselling 18th century cookbook, The Art of Cookery, by Hannah Glasse
• And read a little bit about it! 
• Rules for Dining