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Tea - invigorating & intense

Black tea has been regularly brought from East Asia to Europe since the middle of the 17th century. The caffeinated hot beverage was valued above all for its stimulating effect. Together with the tea shipments, porcelain and earthenware teapots and drinking bowls found their way to Europe. Thus, Chinese and Japanese tableware influenced European products.
The 1775 picture of the Burckhardt-Forcart family in Basel shows the differentiated table culture that developed in connection with the new fashionable beverage. The samovar with hot water served to refill the rather small pots. Since tea was prepared directly at the table, the tea caddies were also designed as parts of the service.

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