Design for Tea
Tea Wares from the Dragon Court to Afternoon Tea
Will be published approx. on 14. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7509-3284-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jane Pettigrew tells the story of British tea wares, why we use each item and how they developed, taking readers through the various groups of tea equipage used over the past 350 years. Design for Tea contains contemporary quotes from literature, diaries, trade catalogues, and historical documents together with a rich selection of illustrations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3284-4 (9780750932844)
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Person
Jane Pettigrew's career in tea began in 1983 when she opened Tea-Time in Clapham, London. Her books include 'Jane Pettigrew's Tea-Time', 'The National Trust Book of Tea-Time Recipes', 'Tea' and 'A Social History of Tea'. She also regularly publishes articles on tea and tea-drinking. Jane lectures and speaks at conferences around the world.