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Tuesday 17 April 2012

A Bit on Tea in the 18th Century-A Link.

http://thehistoricfoodie.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/a-bit-on-tea-in-the-18th-century/


Richard Collins, A Family of Three at Tea, 1727.

I note that there does not appear to be any handles on these tea cups.
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4 comments:

  1. Minnesotastan17 April 2012 at 19:33

    Tea cup handles were invented in the mid-eighteenth century -

    http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2009/03/invention-of-teacup-handle.html

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  2. Keith17 April 2012 at 19:38

    Thank you for the info & link Minnesotastan, much appreciated.
    Regards, Keith.

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  3. Ramana Rajgopaul18 April 2012 at 06:25

    In India, tea is often sold in clay cups without handles.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/9385244.stm

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  4. Keith18 April 2012 at 18:16

    Thank you for the link Ramana, very interesting. Love those clay cups.
    Keith.

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