English SILVERPLATE TEA STRAINER (1950)

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Description: Silver/Silverplate. A silverplate tea strainer and stand used to strain out loose leaves or render a large teabag, or for an extra large cup of tea. Measures 1.5 inches high X 5.5 inches wide and the bowl is 2.125 inches wide. Unmarked, heavy English silverplate. Always kept polished, seldom used. Plating is intact, with only the minor fine scratches from polishing. Excellent to mint condition. Comes with a protective silver storage bag.

HISTORY: Tea was brought from China to Europe in the 16th century. Europeans began brewing tea in the Asian manner of dumping tea leaves into a pot and pouring carefully, rather than straining the liquid first. By the 17th century, strainer spoons were created to remove tea debris with perforated bowls, which had pointed ends for clearing teapot spouts. Toward the end of the 18th century, the silver cup strainer, made its appearance in Europe, adapted from wine strainers and from larger two-handled silver punch strainers used to extract lemon and orange juice used in other beverages. The tea cup strainer had one or two handles of silver or other material and was fitted over the cup to filter tea as it was poured. By the 19th century, stands were developed to support the strainer when it was not in use and to catch the drippings. By the early 20th century, eighteenth-century style cup strainers were produced as collectible items, tea balls and stick infusers proliferated. In 1908, Thomas Sullivan, an American tea dealer, introduced the modern tea bag when he began providing small-sized tea samples in silk bags instead of tea tins to save money on shipping costs. His “tea bag” signaled the end of mass production of silver strainers. Today, 18th through early 20th century tea strainers and infusers, stand as reminders of the importance of the pleasure of the social ritual of serving tea.

Item offered “AS IS”. The best “in good faith” descriptions and pictures are given, along with history, (if possible and if known) based on comparables and research available at the time of listing.

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Status: For Sale	Reference#: SL021
Condition: Excellent to Mint	Year: 1950
Country: England
Title: English SILVERPLATE TEA STRAINER (1950)
Materials: Silverplate	Type: 18th Cen.

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