tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575851305912668247.post5642209729729387275..comments2024-03-25T09:34:16.924-05:00Comments on The Story of a House: What is a potato ring?Glessner House Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299106190780884592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575851305912668247.post-45709556906699599642012-09-09T18:33:18.639-05:002012-09-09T18:33:18.639-05:00In truth that is a dish ring which is used to prot...In truth that is a dish ring which is used to protect table tops from placement of hot dishes on top of them when mahogany and other exotic materials were used in for tables. <br /><br />Throughout the mid 18th century these were in fashion in England but fell out of use later that period. Their use continued in Ireland into the early 1900's.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575851305912668247.post-53985479838793519072011-03-01T12:19:09.615-06:002011-03-01T12:19:09.615-06:00This is a great resource for me as a historical no...This is a great resource for me as a historical novelist writing about Chicago in the 1890s.Olivia Newporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898775895246676862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575851305912668247.post-65204178501549152052011-03-01T09:27:03.696-06:002011-03-01T09:27:03.696-06:00All of the serving dishes were kept on the sideboa...All of the serving dishes were kept on the sideboard and brought to the table by the server (waitress or butler). The server would then carry the items to whomever requested them and then return the dishes to the sideboard.Glessner House Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299106190780884592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575851305912668247.post-47739418110389580602011-02-28T20:01:28.355-06:002011-02-28T20:01:28.355-06:00This is fascinating. Were potatoes then passed fro...This is fascinating. Were potatoes then passed from diner to diner in the ring? Or was the ring held (on a tray) for guests by a server?Stephen Reginaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050782148081105899noreply@blogger.com