Tins Tea Towel

Pretty printed cotton tea towel recalling the importance of tea drinking during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the tea caddy, from the Malay word 'kati', a unit of weight, evolved from a simple locked box for securing an expensive commodity into one of the most inventive objects in the repertoire of the British decorative arts, produced in tortoiseshell, silver, papier-mache, Tunbridge ware and fine inlaid woods. Tea had become Britain's defining national drink by the mid-18th century, its preparation governed by rituals of considerable social significance, and the caddy became an object onto which designers lavished as much attention and artistry as the silver teapot itself. A wonderful gift choice for any lover of tea.

Colour: Multicoloured
Cotton
74 x 48cm