Table Settings,manners,etc

The romans sat upright to eat but the wealthy often reclined on couches at diner parties, or ate outside in the gardens. Table ware consisted of course pottery but for those willing to spend some extra money silverware could be purchased in fine pottery,glass,silver,gold and pewter. Food was eaten with fingers and cut with knives crafted from anter,wood and bronze with an iron blade. Bronze,silver and bone spoons were used for eggs and liquids. These tools had sharp ends to extract shellfish and snails from their shells.