Tea for Two: Teapots, Tea Caddies, Tea Tables and More!

Jugtown teapot having medium to dark brown glaze

Aside from new notebooks, my favorite thing about cool fall mornings is a mug of tea.  The joy of choices each morning – formosa oolong or Barry’s Gold, milk or sugar – and the restorative powers of a fragrant cup of caffeine.  I’m a junkie.  I can admit it, and I am clearly not alone based on the amount of tea paraphernalia in the database!  From small and simple teapots like the one pictured above to large and elaborate tea sets, there are plenty of options.  The choices aren’t just limited to tea!

Queen Anne 18th century mahogany tea table

As teapots go, you can have pewter, silver, Meissen, Doulton, Hull, Fiesta and many more, while you strain your tea with enamel, coin silver, sterling silver or Nippon strainers.  You can store your tea in a variety of tea caddies, from walnut to mahogany to tortoiseshell to silver, and tea can be served on Chippendale, Queen Anne, George III and Arts & Crafts tables.  The good news is that many small tea-related items are very affordable, so go ahead and throw yourself a little tea party.  Add some ceremony and style to your daily dose of caffeine!

-Hollie Davis, Senior Editor, p4A.com