Teapot

A teapot is a container used to mix tea leaves with boiling water to make tea. Usually the tea leaves are in a tea bag when the tea leaves are put into the water. The tea can be poured from the teapot into cups.

Further reading
Steve Woodhead, "The Teapot Book" A.&C. Black, 2005 .
Robin Emmerson, "British Teapots and Tea Drinking" HMSO, 1992 
Garth Clark "The Artful Teapot"  Thames and Hudson 
Edward Bramah "Novelty Teapots" Quiller Press 

Other websites

 A history of teapots 
Sparta Teapot Museum USA 
A brief history of teapots from Stoke-on-Trent Museums 

Category:Tea
Category:Cooking appliances