Behind the modern British cup of tea lie the high politics of Victorian Britain ... Today's object is the tea set that I've got in front of me now - three pieces of brownish-red pottery.

As most English speakers over the age of 10 are aware, the book contains the most beloved tea party scene in literary ... can arrange the room and set the table, but then should leave the room ...

Hand-painted porcelain teacups and steaming teapot at the centre of the table. The spread is set with the finest ... this intent that, in the Victorian age, the tea ritual was born, thanks to ...

SHELBYVILLE - Shelbyville residents took a trip back to earlier times Saturday at a Victorian Christmas ... As part of the fundraising, table settings of old and antique china were available ...

Under the theme, “Victorian High Tea”, the ... Guests entered the beautifully transformed setting, and sat at tables replicating tea time at various hotels in London, from the Savoy to the ...

“Just the setting really,” Supencheck said when asked why the event was hosted in the Hargis House. “It’s always been a Victorian tea party, so the house just helps with the setting.

The object he has chosen to reflect this curious history is an early Victorian tea set, made in Staffordshire and perfectly familiar to all of us. The historian Celina Fox and Monique Simmonds ...