A social history of tea /
Jane Pettigrew.
- 192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-185) and index.
Machine generated contents note: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 8 -- The First Tea in England * The Origins of Tea -- The Journey to England * Tea in Coffee Houses -- * TeaatHome * TeaandMealtimes * EarlyTea -- Rituals * Tea Wares and Furniture -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 38 -- Tea for Sale * Illicit Tea * The Teas on Offer * -- Tea and Politics * Tea for the Lower Classes * How -- and When Tea was Drunk * Furniture and Tea Wares -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 88 -- Tea from India and Ceylon * Tea by Clipper Ship -- * Tea for Sale * Tea for Breakfast * Tea after Dinner -- * Afternoon Tea, a National Institution * High Tea -- * Royal Teas * The Tea-time Menu * Tea Gowns * -- Children's Teas * Tea for theWorkers * Tea, -- Temperance and Health * Out to Tea * Tea Wares -- THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 146 -- Tea's Universal Appeal * Tea in Wartime * Tea for -- Sale * Tea at Home * Tea for the Workers * Out to -- Tea * Tea Wares * Tea Today -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 182 -- EQUIVALENT VALUES OF THE POUND 185 -- LIST OF PLATES 186 -- INDEX 189.
Drawing on the collections and archives of the National Trust, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the social history of tea from the 17th century to the present day.