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Country Themed Miniature Tea Set
| Green Fields Miniature Tea Set
| Blue Skies Miniature Tea Set
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Spring Meadow Miniature Tea Set
| Angels and Lilies Miniature Tea Set
| Peppermint Pink Striped Miniature Tea Set
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Pastel Buttefly Miniature Teapot and Cup Set
| Summer Meadow Miniature Tea Set
| Pink Miniature Tea Set
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Miniature Tea Set
| Bow Tie Miniature Tea Set
| Angels and Roses Miniature Tea Set
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Poinsettia Miniature Tea Set
| Green Mini Tea Set
| Rose Tea Set
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Sunflower Mini Tea Set
| Pansy Miniature Tea Set
| Shamrock Miniature Tea Set
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Carnation Miniature Tea Set
| Purple Ribbon Miniature Tea Set
| Magnolia Miniature Tea Set
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Forget-Me-Not Miniature Tea Set
| Poinsettia Miniature Tea Set
| Purple Pansy Miniature Tea Set
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Pink Floral Miniature Tea Set
| Purple Rose Miniature Tea Set
| Cat Mini Tea Set
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Floral Miniature Tea Set
| Fairy Miniature Tea Set
| Virgin Mary Miniature Tea Set
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Miniature Cup And Saucer Set
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Miniature Tea SetsFather Jasper de Cruz, a Jesuit missionary, brought the tea leaf home to Portugal in 1560A.D. and the new beverage was such a hit, that it began spreading to the rest of Europe. But only to the rich. Because so rare was the tea leaf at that time, that it cost $100 a pound. So what were the English drinking at that time? For the most part, peasants were drinking "small ale", a weak mixture of malt, oats, water and yeast. The rich, were drinking hot cocoa, the latest import from Spain, which consisted of cocoa powder, wine, pepper, and sugar to sweeten it. The English added milk, just as they would later, to tea. Tea literally took over the country. It came to signify meals as well, with average families having "high tea", or the main meal of the day, and the rich having "low tea", which was an afternoon excuse for finger sandwiches and gossip. Tea houses in the European tradition followed in the late 1800s, where the practice of tipping was invented. One deposited coins in a box printed T.I.P.S. (to ensure prompt service) and got their tea, piping hot. New York city was home to the first tea house in America, although the center of the trade would later to move to Boston, a port where much of the country's tea entered. And also where one of the first "shots" in the Revolutionary War was fired, when men dressed as Indians, dumped hundreds of pounds of tea into Boston Harbor in a tax protest. All was later forgiven, or at least partly forgotten, and tea once again became a beverage favored by all classes and ages. The "ceremony" of serving tea was preserved in its own distinctly American way, with the production of truly elegant tea sets in both silver and fine china. It is these elegant pots, cups, and saucers that we commemorate today, in the miniature tea sets which reproduce the charm of a forgotten era. | ||||||||
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Angels
Women
African American
African Tribal Masks
Buddhas
Fantasy
Cherubs
Porcelain Dolls
Cowboys
Indian Sculptures
The Thinker Sculpture
See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil
Civil War Collectibles
Star Wars
Dollhouse Miniatures
Miniature Tea Sets
Miniature Shoes
Peanuts
Santa
Chefs
Miniature Lighthouses
Women of the Way
