![]() ![]() 1732-1735 see Hogarth’s Modern Moral Series for a description of what's going on in this scene A Rake’s Progress: The Rose Tavern by William Hogarth, c.Interior of an Inn by Egbert van Heemskerck the Younger, first half of the 18th century.Figures in a tavern or coffee house, c.It was, however, not unusual to see many sit the whole day at the inn. I often wondered how some of them could have their means of subsistence in such a way, the more so because ale and brandy were here very dear but most of all I wondered over this, that folk who could only provide food for themselves, their wives, and children, out of daily wages, could spend time and money in this way. Still, the evenings after six o’clock were especially devoted to this, after the carls had finished their regular labour and day’s-work. There were seen, sometimes both before and after dinner, a number of labouring men and others killing time in this way. We staid here at the Inn, where the host kept ale and brandy for sale, and into which the men of this village very often came, to pass some hours over some Pint beers. The men consequently think it no more than reasonable that they should sometimes take a little rest. Pehr Kalm describes village inns in his 1748 Account of His Visit to England: Interiors of 18th century inns and taverns Some additional artwork of interest: A victualler, or, Publican : erected out of his own implements without assistance of Nature (after 1757). ![]() There's also a page on medieval taverns and alehouses. I've included some images of related establishments as well.Įlsewhere on this site, you can find my notes on 18th century beer and 18th century mead, including period recipes. This page links to interior and exterior scenes from 18th century taverns and inns. Taverns and Tavern Culture on the Southern Colonial Frontier: Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1776.City Tavern, Country Tavern: An Analysis of Four Colonial Sites.Tavern Regulation in Virginia: Rationale and Reality.Keeping the Trade: The Persistence of Tavernkeeping among Middling Women in Colonial Virginia.There are several related articles on JSTOR, including: Inn Civility: Urban Taverns and Early American Civil Society Gene Mitchell on the taverns of Williamsburg The Colonial Tavern: A Glimpse of New England Town Life in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturiesĪ Study of Taverns of Virginia in the Eighteenth-Century with Special Emphasis on Taverns of Williamsburg ![]()
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