Rodney for ever
I love novelty mugs. My roommate and I have a pretty hefty collection. And I love looking at other people's mugs when I'm in their kitchen. It's not as good as snooping in their bookshelves, of course--but then, what is? A Lily Among Thorns has a scene where my hero makes hot chocolate for my heroine after she wakes up from a nightmare. I knew if Solomon were living today, he'd be one of those guys who owns six mismatched plates and four mugs, all of which were given him by his family ("Team Jacob" from his little sister, "Chemists do it on a table periodically" from his uncle, and a Moulin Rouge souvenir mug from his twin brother's semester in Paris). But I wasn't sure what the Regency equivalent would be. Turns out the Regency equivalent is novelty mugs! Consumer impulses haven't changed much at all. There were commemorative mugs, mugs with political cartoons on, souvenir mugs from places... I ended up giving Solomon one that sa...