Week #10

For my blog this week I will be commenting on the two presentations I liked the most. The two presentations I enjoyed the most was "Dining Etiquette in Colonial America" and "Clothing of Workers in Gardens and Kitchens of Colonial America."

Dining Etiquette in Colonial America

I felt that this presentation was very informative and I learned a lot about proper dining etiquette. Before this presentation I knew nothing about which fork or spoon to use for certain dishes and where they are placed on the dinner table. I feel that this presentation helped me understand how proper dinners were at the Jefferson household and just overall in Colonial America during that time. Being proper and presenting yourself well is necessary when attending a dinner back in Colonial America and today. 

Clothing of Workers in Gardens and Kitchens of Colonial America

Now this presentation I found to be particularly interesting because of the different types of clothing that was worn during that time. I always find it fascinating to learn about what people wore during different time periods and why certain people wore different types of clothing. The pictures and the clothing that was brought in really made me understand what kind of clothing was worn; I also thought is was amazing how the presenter made all those article of clothing for her project. Overall, I took a lot from this presentation and it gave me better understanding of what was worn during Jefferson's time.