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Cup plate made of pressed glass. Cup plates are coasters that provide a place to rest a tea cup while leaving space for a light snack. Teacup plates originated in England in the early 1800s and went out of fashion in the second half of the 19th century [1] (Barber puts the peak of popularity in the US at 1840s [2]), with a brief reappearance in the first third of the 20th century as bridge ...
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Queen Victoria reportedly ordered "16 chocolate sponges, 12 plain sponges, 16 fondant biscuits" along with other sweets for a tea party at Buckingham Palace. [2] The afternoon tea party became a feature of great houses in the Victorian and Edwardian ages in the United Kingdom and the Gilded Age in the United States, as well as in all continental Europe (France, Germany, and the Russian Empire).
A teacup is a cup for drinking tea. It generally has a small handle that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers . It is typically made of a ceramic material and is often part of a set which is composed of a cup and a matching saucer or a trio that includes a small cake or sandwich plate.
The scene shown in The Cup of Tea is a depiction of Mary Cassatt's sister Lydia partaking in a daily ritual exclusive to upper-class Parisian women. [5] The gold-edged teacup along with the silver spoon are luxury items that indicate the high social status of the subject depicted. [6]
Vienna porcelain, c. 1735 18th-century Chinese porcelain slop bowl. In Europe, a slop bowl, slop basin or waste bowl is one of the components of a traditional tea set.It was used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea, as there were often tea leaves in the bottom of the cups.