Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage
Author: first_name: Rodris
last_name: Roth
Language: English
Year: 1961

The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all.  “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home was an established social custom with a recognized code of manners and distinctive furnishings. Pride was taken in a correct and fashionable tea table whose equipage included much more than teapot, cups, and saucers.  It was usually the duty of the mistress to make and pour the tea; and it was the duty of the guests to be adept at handling a teacup and sauce