Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage, credited to Rodris Roth, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage by Rodris Roth. Read in English by David Wales The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home was an established social custom with a recognized code of manners and distinctive furnishings. Pride was taken in a correct and fashionable tea table whose equipage included much more than teapot, cups, and saucers. It was usually the duty of the mistress to make and pour the tea; and it was the duty of the guests to be adept at handling a teacup and saucer and to provide social ‘chitchat.’” The author was assistant curator of cultural history in the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution. The printed version has numerous interesting pictures and illustrations as well as informative end notes. - Summary by Author's Introduction and david wales

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage
• Author credits: Rodris Roth
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:11:16

Catalogue topics

• United States
• american colonies
• tea
• social customs
• eighteenth century
• tea drinking
• social mores

Track guide

1. 00 - Author's Introduction — 1:38
2. 01 - Part 1 — 24:45
3. 02 - Part 2 — 26:05
4. 03 - Part 3 — 18:48

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