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Description: | Tea was popular with all classes in Victorian society, but the way one drank it was a signifier of social status. Particularly telling was whether one poured the milk or the water first. The wealthy tended to lead with the water: they had bone china crockery that was wouldn't crack at boiling temperatures. The relatively underprivileged had cheaper earthenware, and so poured the milk in first to stop their cups cracking. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Tea | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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