. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. |i|' ||'|T|!i||ll|JI|||!:|[||il|!|fi"'l!ii'iii||i!"ii||j'. The Ozu) IJD> tinr fntytaA/^ y. i/i^h/au 'a , 1/ ,v« ti* t/f rffc ^arne . Figure 14.—The Old Maid, an English cartoon published in 1777. In Print and Photograph Division, Library of C'ongress. Although the Englishwoman apparently is defying established tea etiquette by drinking from a saucer and allowing the cat on the table, her tea furnishings appear to be in proper order. The teapot is on a dish and the teakettle is on its own special stand, a smaller version of the t
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. |i|' ||'|T|!i||ll|JI|||!:|[||il|!|fi"'l!ii'iii||i!"ii||j'. The Ozu) IJD> tinr fntytaA/^ y. i/i^h/au 'a , 1/ ,v« ti* t/f rffc ^arne . Figure 14.—The Old Maid, an English cartoon published in 1777. In Print and Photograph Division, Library of C'ongress. Although the Englishwoman apparently is defying established tea etiquette by drinking from a saucer and allowing the cat on the table, her tea furnishings appear to be in proper order. The teapot is on a dish and the teakettle is on its own special stand, a smaller version of the tripod tea table. or tray where they were filled \vith tea and then passed to each guest. Pictures show male and female guests holding both cup and saucer or just the cup. An English satirical 82 print, The Old Maul (fig. 14), published in 1777, was the only illustration found that depicted an individual using a dish for tea, or, to be exact, a saucer. In the 18th centurv a dish of tea was in BULLETIN 225: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY .AND TECHNOLOGY. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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