Public Dining in the Reign of Charles II (1630-1685)
The ritual of public dining and its trappings in the time of Charles II
Four St. George's Salts
1821 later additionRCIN 31777
These salts may have been acquired for the coronation banquet of Charles II but the presence of the equestrian knight makes it more likely that they were ordered for the banquet of Garter Knights. This was held ahead of the coronation on 15 April 1661 and then used at subsequent Garter banquets.