Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a reprint of a previously published volume that describes the elaborate activities and proper procedures accompanying the serving of tea in America in the 18th-Century. This edition does not include the illustrations that were printed in the original version, although they are referenced often in the text. A list of illustrations is provided following completion of the main text. The following quotation was included in the introductory statement: "In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home was an established social custom with a recognized code of manners and distinctive furnishings. Pride was taken in a correct and fashionable tea table whose equipage included much more than teapot, cups, and saucers."
