Afternoon Tea

George and Martha Washington were renowned for their elegant and welcoming hospitality at "that hospitable mansion", Mount Vernon. For entertaining...

George and Martha Washington were renowned for their elegant and welcoming hospitality at "that hospitable mansion", Mount Vernon. For entertaining...

George and Martha Washington were renowned for their elegant and welcoming hospitality at "that hospitable mansion", Mount Vernon. For entertaining...

George and Martha Washington were renowned for their elegant and welcoming hospitality at "that hospitable mansion", Mount Vernon. For entertaining...

We cannot tell a lie … this is one of the best cherry teas available! In the late 1700's, only teas from China would have been brought to our fledg...

Our forefathers, in forsaking the pleasures of China tea for the principles of liberty, needed a "tea substitute." Colonists created hot drinks usi...

Plantation Lemonade Tea is an herb tea that looks and tastes just like pink lemonade! Brewed, chilled, and served over ice, this tea would have pro...

Bills of lading and other records show the types of tea that were being imported to the taverns and shops of Williamsburg, Virginia in the mid 1700...

Gingerman Tea extols one of the great joys of childhood: decorating Christmas cookies. Remember the wonderful taste of gingerbread cookies with a c...

The most fashionable tables in early America were set with blue and white “Canton” ware, named for the great Chinese trading port from which it ca...

The most fashionable tables in early America were set with blue and white “Canton” ware, named for the great Chinese trading port from which it cam...

"No taxation without representation!" In March 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies. It was the first dire...

“No taxation without representation!” This miniature porcelain teapot ornament is reminder of the Stamp Act of 1765 and the colonial opposition to ...

Tea Sets and Tyranny: The Politics of Politeness in Early America. By Steven C. Bullock. ISBN 098-0-8122-4860-9. Copyright 2017. Hardcover with 287...

Tea and Tea Drinking Through Sixteen Hundred Years By William Ukers. Annotated by James Norwood Pratt. ISBN: 978-0-9836-1069-4. Softcover, 208 page...

A Social History of Tea: Tea's Influence on Commerce, Culture & Community by Jane Pettigrew & Bruce Richardson. ISBN 978-0-9836106-2-5. Fir...

Mount Vernon Ribbons and Cornflower pattern is adapted from a French porcelain mug originally used by George and Martha Washington. The original mu...

Mount Vernon's Ribbons and Cornflower pattern is adapted from a French porcelain mug originally used by George and Martha Washington. The original ...

Beginning in the spring of 1757 George Washington placed orders to his English agents for “white stone” tableware, also known as English white sto...

This extravagant design was originally made in China, probably for export to the Portuguese and Brazilian markets.   Of all the 18th century dinner...

This is an exact reproduction of George Washington's most famous set of china, produced and decorated in Canton in 1784. It was brought to America ...

George Washington's reputation as an avid plantsman and farmer was well known. Foreign governments, friend admirers, even strangers supplied him wi...