“A short Recess from Talk and Tea”: The Sociable Geography of Snuff-Taking in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Alayrac-Fielding, Vanessa
“A short Recess from Talk and Tea”: The Sociable Geography of Snuff-Taking in Eighteenth-Century Britain - 2021.
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This article offers an interpretation of the perception, use and cultural image of snuffboxes in eighteenth-century Britain. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from the history of material culture and emotions, it contends that snuffboxes acted as objects of connectivity that served to enhance sociability and bonding between individuals through gift-giving and receiving. The practice of taking snuff is analyzed as a sociable activity in a range of different contexts, in public and private spaces, as a trigger for conversation and as a marker of class and gender, and through a variety of media underlining versatile ideas about this highly fashionable activity.
“A short Recess from Talk and Tea”: The Sociable Geography of Snuff-Taking in Eighteenth-Century Britain - 2021.
69
This article offers an interpretation of the perception, use and cultural image of snuffboxes in eighteenth-century Britain. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from the history of material culture and emotions, it contends that snuffboxes acted as objects of connectivity that served to enhance sociability and bonding between individuals through gift-giving and receiving. The practice of taking snuff is analyzed as a sociable activity in a range of different contexts, in public and private spaces, as a trigger for conversation and as a marker of class and gender, and through a variety of media underlining versatile ideas about this highly fashionable activity.
Réseaux sociaux