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The Enduring Taste for Tea

The Tea Caddy The term ‘tea caddy’ came into use c.1800 and is derived from the Chinese/Malay word cati/catty for measurement of weight. Prior to this, they were referred to as ‘tea cannisters’ and could take a more box-like form made of wood, porcelain or metals. These exceptional examples all date from the Georgian period, […]