Finger Bowl is a small bowl traditionally placed on the dining table and filled with water, often scented with lemon or flower petals, allowing guests to rinse their fingertips between courses or after eating. Popular during the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods, finger bowls were produced in glass, crystal, porcelain and silver. Antique examples remain appreciated as elegant reminders of formal dining traditions.
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