A red stoneware tea set made in England in the 1840s, when drinking tea became ubiquitous. Courtesy British Museum
A red stoneware tea set made in England in the 1840s, when drinking tea became ubiquitous. Courtesy British Museum
A History of the World in 100 Objects: Victorian tea set
The tea set is historically significant because it was made in England in the mid-1850s, a time when the consumption of tea in Europe quadrupled.
