Tea and Biscuits: A History - Tour and Afternoon Tea 2

Explore the history of a cultural phenomenon from medieval China and Korea, to the tea fields of India, all the way to the British table

Special event

  • Wednesday, 20 November 2019 at

  • Past event

+44 (0)20 7942 2000

  • Blavatnik Hall

  • For Members

  • Tickets cost £35.00 - £40.00

    Includes refreshments.

Past Event

This Members-only tour traces the story of the Great British tradition of afternoon tea, following a trail of teapots and biscuit tins through the V&A’s British, Ceramic and Ironwork Galleries. Learn about: the arrival of tea in Britain; the role of plant hunter Robert Fortune; the transformation of the biscuit into a mass-produced, global commodity; and tea drinking in space with V&A guide Anita Capewell and then enjoy an indulgent afternoon tea in the Members’ Room.

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