D Presenting tea in style
Honouring tea means to use also proper teaware, porcelain or glass, cups, mugs and teapots or vessels, but also spirit kettles and samovars – all this is showing pride and wealth underlining the valuable function of tea in a private, social or business context.
D.1 The historic development of tea pots
Introduction
After the discovery of sea routes, tea was brought to Europe by the Portuguese, Dutch and English. The decisive role was played by the Dutch East India Trading Company, founded in 1602. It delivered tea in large quantities from Asia to Holland. Closely related to the tea trade was the business with Chinese porcelain (Sandgruber & Kühnel, 1994).
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