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Afternoon Service With A Tea Set

By Fiona Harker

A tea set is a tea service that normally includes, at the minimum, a tea pot and tea cups and might also come with a creamer, an infuser, a strainer, spoons, and a sugar bowl.

Tea sets come in a wide variety of materials, styles, and colors, and in price ranges from very affordable to high-end limited edition sets as well. In addition, you may want to choose a delicate miniature set or a child set and these are also available in an almost limitless variety to chose from.

Design Of A Tea Set Captures Heart And Imagination

One primary reason that tea sets are considered so attractive and desirable is that they are created in such a way that the designs seem to easily capture one’s heart and imagination and often bring to mind good memories of happy times shared with family and friends.

However, it should be noted that tea sets, whether they are the standard variety or on a miniature scale, are not just great for the next afternoon tea party or quiet gathering of friends. Such sets are not only fully functional, but can also be exquisite decorative items that can add a special touch to your China cabinet, display shelves, or curio cabinets.

In many different parts of the world, tea is a fundamental part of everyday life, and tea drinking has become an art to some. Because of this, and the influences of the various cultures and traditions, the designs will make a tea set from one country quite unique from one from any other country and this factor makes tea sets very popular as a collector’s item, and makes them interesting and exciting to collect.

Of course, people often think first of Britain with their formal tea times when thinking of anything related to tea. There are, indeed, a vast range of tea sets that reflect the British taste and culture. But the even older history of tea drinking goes back to the Asian culture.

Lacquer Tea Sets

Lacquer tea sets were first used in China’s Qing Dynasty and primarily made in Fuzhou area of the Fujian Province. Various styles of lacquer sets were created and some are known as glazed spun gold, shining treasure sands, and carved and painted with silver-embedded. When new techniques were developed, such as adding red gold dust and carved patterns of trees and flowers, the tea sets became more colorful and unique.

In rural areas of Asia, bamboo and wooden tea sets were common because they were inexpensive to make but were very good quality. While such sets were popular in the past, they are seldom used today, making them a highly valued collectible item if they are in good shape.

Tea Sets Made From Agate, Crystal And Jade

In China there is also a history of making tea sets of agate, crystal and jade, but because they were expensive and hard to make, they were not practical for daily use. However, these tea sets were regarded as luxury items and showed off their owners’ wealth, and today are sought after by collectors.

Anyone who really loves tea will always enjoy receiving a beautiful tea set as a thoughtful gift, and will probably enjoy adding it to their collection of unique sets. Tea sets seem to have a quality about them that evokes thoughts of far off places and helps us to remember quality times shared with family and friends.

About the Author:
Fiona Harker has written a number of articles on tea and food including Tea Bags, Green Tea, White Tea, Tea Maker, Tea Kettle.
Keep a lookout for more articles on this website.

Did You Know?

What is the purpose of a tea maker?
A tea maker is similar to a coffee maker and is designed to make it easier and more convenient to enjoy tea, either warm tea or iced tea, on a regular basis without the hassles of traditional tea making and brewing.

Tea makers vary in size and style and in the type of tea making they are meant for, as some are better suited for brewing tea from loose tea leaves while others are set up to make tea from tea bags, and some models are able to accommodate either style of brewing.

One key advantage is that they make it simple to have a cup of tea at any time of the day, lending to the overall sense of relaxation associated with a good cup of tea.

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