Tea set
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. Tea caddy is in the back on the left, slop basin − on the right behind the sugar bowl. ; both items are commonly included in tea sets; the hot water is provided so that some of the tea can be made weaker A tea set or tea service is a collection of matching teaware and related utensils used in the preparation and serving of tea. The traditional components of a tea set may vary between societies and cultures.
. Tea caddy is in the back on the left, slop basin − on the right behind the sugar bowl.]] ; both items are commonly included in tea sets; the hot water is provided so that some of the tea can be made weaker]] A tea set or tea service is a collection of matching teaware and related utensils used in the preparation and serving of tea. The traditional components of a tea set may vary between societies and cultures.
History
Chinese Yixing tea set
This is a Chinese Yixing tea set used to serve guest which contains the following items. A Yixing teapot A tray to trap the wasted tea/water. Cups to drink the tea. A tea tool kit which contains the following: digger, funnel, needle, shuffle, tongs and vase. A brush to wipe the wasted tea all over the tray to create an even tea stain. A sieve - even if tea is poured from the pot, some tea leaf bits will still be poured out, hence a sieve will help filter out the loose bits during pouring. A clay animal or two. They are used for display and luck by many Chinese drinkers.
Formal tea
A tea service for a formal tea party includes, in addition to tea cups and teaspoons, the following accoutrements: a teapot; hot-water kettle with a spirit lamp; a sugar bowl for sugar cubes with sugar tongs; a creamer; a tea caddy with a caddy spoon; a tea strainer; a slop bowl; a lemon plate with a lemon fork.
Gallery
File:Peter Carl Fabergé - Tea Set - 1966.500 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|Russian tea set; by Peter Carl Fabergé; made before 1896; silver gilt and opaque cloisonne enamel; Cleveland Museum of Art (USA) Image:Tea set.jpg|Gold and enamel tea set made by David Andersen in the 1930s, as a royal gift from the Norwegian Crown Prince to President Roosevelt Image:Doll sized tea set.jpg|Chinese style doll-sized tea set File:Bateman Silver-BMA.jpg|An English silver tea set
See also
Coffee service Teaware
References
External links
Tea sets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a small guide (fully available online as PDF)
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