Legend says that the Chinese were the first to invent tea and also teapots. The first ones were made around the 8th century, and appeared during the Sung Dynasty (960-1270) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
These teapots were made of porcelain and were commissioned directly from Chinese artisans. They were very expensive as they were brought half way around the world which in those days took around three years to get there and back.
They were also quite a status symbol of the well to do, however, the desire of the middle classes to also enjoy a nice cuppa fuelled a huge new market for teapots not made in porcelain but other alternatives.
Now in the 21st century, we have some 300 years of European teapot tradition and innovation to draw upon. Our teapot, heritage runs from ‘Wedgewood’s Creamware’ to the many and varied influences of Victorian teapots.
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I love looking at the teapots in charity shops. I also like a nice pot at afternoon tea.
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I used to collect them but it gradually got out of hand but they are lovely 🙂
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I have nominated you for the Liebster award, if you are interested you can read my post on it here: https://grapefruitviolins.wordpress.com/2018/01/06/liebster-award/ (most of the blogs are to do with poetry like mine but I really like your blog so I broke the theme a bit!).
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That is so very kind of you. My first award for this blog. Thank you very much. I will display it on my blog. 🙂
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