The authors, including the General Editors Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian Walkling, are all top experts in their fields, and many are drawn from museums, leading auction houses and academic institutions. The originator of this work was Anne Stevens who became the leading British authority on tea chests and caddies. Starting in the 1950s she carried out research on these items, building up a sizeable archive of findings, many taken from primary sources. She lectured on the subject in Britain and Australia and wrote various related articles.Contributors to The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies include Brian Austen, Rufus Bird, Julia Clarke, Richard Dey, Clive Edwards, Charles Hadjamach, Yvonne Jones, Sally Kevill-Davies, Richard Rose and Jeanne Sloane.

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• Preface – Anne StevensAcknowledgementsPART I: Setting the SceneA short history of tea and tea drinking in Britain – Richard Rose and Richard DeyOverview of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingMaking, Merchandising and Pricing – Clive EdwardsComponents of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingPART II: The Objects, Techniques and MaterialsWood: plain or inlaid – Anne Stevens and Gillian WalklingTunbridge ware – Brian AustenMauchline ware – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned wood – Rufus BirdPenwork – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgIvory – Gillian WalklingTortoiseshell – Gillian WalklingMother-of-pearl – Gillian WalklingRolled paper – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgStraw work – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned metal – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgPapier mâché – Anne Stevens and Yvonne JonesSilver – Jeanne SloanePewter and other metals – Kate Richenburg Ceramics – Sally Kevill-DaviesGlass – Charles HadjamachEnamel – Julia ClarkeMiscellaneous – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingTeapoys and other large tea containers – Anne StevensA case study – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgAppendix I: Comparable values of money in terms of purchasing power

The authors, including the General Editors Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian Walkling, are all top experts in their fields, and many are drawn from museums, leading auction houses and academic institutions. The originator of this work was Anne Stevens who became the leading British authority on tea chests and caddies. Starting in the 1950s she carried out research on these items, building up a sizeable archive of findings, many taken from primary sources. She lectured on the subject in Britain and Australia and wrote various related articles.Contributors to The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies include Brian Austen, Rufus Bird, Julia Clarke, Richard Dey, Clive Edwards, Charles Hadjamach, Yvonne Jones, Sally Kevill-Davies, Richard Rose and Jeanne Sloane.

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• Preface – Anne StevensAcknowledgementsPART I: Setting the SceneA short history of tea and tea drinking in Britain – Richard Rose and Richard DeyOverview of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingMaking, Merchandising and Pricing – Clive EdwardsComponents of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingPART II: The Objects, Techniques and MaterialsWood: plain or inlaid – Anne Stevens and Gillian WalklingTunbridge ware – Brian AustenMauchline ware – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned wood – Rufus BirdPenwork – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgIvory – Gillian WalklingTortoiseshell – Gillian WalklingMother-of-pearl – Gillian WalklingRolled paper – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgStraw work – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned metal – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgPapier mâché – Anne Stevens and Yvonne JonesSilver – Jeanne SloanePewter and other metals – Kate Richenburg Ceramics – Sally Kevill-DaviesGlass – Charles HadjamachEnamel – Julia ClarkeMiscellaneous – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingTeapoys and other large tea containers – Anne StevensA case study – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgAppendix I: Comparable values of money in terms of purchasing power

The authors, including the General Editors Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian Walkling, are all top experts in their fields, and many are drawn from museums, leading auction houses and academic institutions. The originator of this work was Anne Stevens who became the leading British authority on tea chests and caddies. Starting in the 1950s she carried out research on these items, building up a sizeable archive of findings, many taken from primary sources. She lectured on the subject in Britain and Australia and wrote various related articles.Contributors to The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies include Brian Austen, Rufus Bird, Julia Clarke, Richard Dey, Clive Edwards, Charles Hadjamach, Yvonne Jones, Sally Kevill-Davies, Richard Rose and Jeanne Sloane.

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• Preface – Anne StevensAcknowledgementsPART I: Setting the SceneA short history of tea and tea drinking in Britain – Richard Rose and Richard DeyOverview of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingMaking, Merchandising and Pricing – Clive EdwardsComponents of tea chests and caddies – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingPART II: The Objects, Techniques and MaterialsWood: plain or inlaid – Anne Stevens and Gillian WalklingTunbridge ware – Brian AustenMauchline ware – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned wood – Rufus BirdPenwork – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgIvory – Gillian WalklingTortoiseshell – Gillian WalklingMother-of-pearl – Gillian WalklingRolled paper – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgStraw work – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgJapanned metal – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgPapier mâché – Anne Stevens and Yvonne JonesSilver – Jeanne SloanePewter and other metals – Kate Richenburg Ceramics – Sally Kevill-DaviesGlass – Charles HadjamachEnamel – Julia ClarkeMiscellaneous – Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg and Gillian WalklingTeapoys and other large tea containers – Anne StevensA case study – Anne Stevens and Kate RichenburgAppendix I: Comparable values of money in terms of purchasing power