English Teapot
Collection: Commercial Connections
Object Category: Drink-related Objects, Ceramics
Country: England
Continent: Europe
Geographic Region: Northern Europe
Materials: Bone China
width: 10 in;
height: 7 in;
depth: 6 in
Tea was first drunk in China in about 300 AD. The Japanese began drinking tea in about 600 AD. Tea was first shipped to England in 1664 from China. By 1800, tea accounted for 80 percent of China's exports to Europe.
Source:
https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land-and-sea-to-conquer-the-world/