Using bone china tea sets


Tea set always adds to amazing look to your house. It directly increases the value of you in the eyes of your guest. Now days it is not treated as the necessity but it has become more or less a luxury in your house. Tea sets are the age-old culture and is no more confined to some part of the world. It is been accepted and used all over the world.

Tea set culture

Tea set was widely used in the Western tradition. Tea set exactly means a suite of cutlery sold in a group for use at tea or a formal tea party. Tea set varies greatly in quality and price. You will find range of it from inexpensive mass produced items to high-end limited production items. Well-known manufactures make the finest tea sets out of porcelain, which is usually, called bone china. Bone china is used while referring to dishes or any cutlery for that matter. Another luxurious tea set is the silver tea set. It is a formal tea set made of sterling silver. Tea sets would normally contain following items:
1. Teapot
2. Teacup and saucer
3. Sugar bowl
4. Milk pitcher widely known as creamer or jug
In addition to this a formal tea set would as well include:
1. Coffee pot
2. Hot water pot
3. Slop bowl
4. Tray

Name tells the tale

The accepted name of the tea set begins in China. This from where it has got the official names as the bone china. During this time, tea ware was made of porcelain. It consisted of two styles. One was northern white porcelain and other southern light blue porcelain. Than the tea sets did not include the creamer and sugar bowl what we know today. Tea in those days was supposed to be very unusual. Tealeaves were pressed into cakes and were then crushed and mixed with a variety of spices, including orange, ginger, onions, and flower petals. Hot water was poured over the mixture. It was further heated and served in bowls, not teapots. But as time changes need also changes. In that period tea was mainly used as a medicinal elixir, not as a daily drink.

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