Without cups there could be no sipping of tea. But will just any cup do? What about these souvenir teacups featuring Livingstone, of Stanley and Livingstone fame, from The Art of African Exploration?
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A nice spot of tea and a tea party are a delightful way to pass a Saturday, c. 1890, from Mrs. E. Stevens Tilton, Home Dissertations, featured in the Libraries’ The Making of a Homemaker.
With the kind of weather we’ve been having all over the country, choosing the right tea kettle is imperative. But no fears, geologist Thomas Webster (with the help of the deceased Mrs. Parkes) has quite a few helpful suggestions, including “That a teapot should pour well.”
Thomas Webster, An Encyclopedia of Domestic Economy, 1845 Today is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. The Libraries has many books on this important historical event—in its collections at more »