Teacups & Teapots

“We follow the Chinese method for tea-drinking”—Denis Diderot, L'Encylopédie (cited in Savill 1988, 2:490).

Read about tea-drinking in eighteenth-century France here:

• The History of Tea-Drinking & Teapots

Read the story of a few other teapot and teacup styles at the links below.

• Calabre Teapot
• Bouillard Cup
• Litron Cup