A teapot with floral design

A Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot

A Chinese Zisha teapot - "Melon"

A modern teapot

A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed to catch the leaves inside teapot when the tea is poured. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the tea and water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served. Some teapots have a stainer built-in on the inner edge of spout. A small hole in the lid is necessary for air access inside to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly. A tea connoisseur will pre-heat the teapot by rinsing it with boiling water and then draining it completely before making tea. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 945 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A floral design teapot. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 945 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A floral design teapot. ... Malaysia florist See Also Flower ... Image File history File links IMG-200541918344891478. ... Image File history File links IMG-200541918344891478. ... Image File history File links Melonteapot. ... Image File history File links Melonteapot. ... Image File history File links Sorapot. ... Image File history File links Sorapot. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the beverage. ... A tea-cosy is a cover for a teapot, traditionally made of cloth or wool, which is used to insulate the tea, keeping it warm whilst it brews. ... Steeping may mean: Soaking in liquid until saturated with a soluble ingredient, as in, for example, the steeping of tea. ...

History of the teapot

The teapot probably derived originally from the ceramic kettles and wine pots which were made in bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese cultural life for thousands of years. The earliest example of a teapot that has survived to this day seems to be the one in the Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware. This teapot is made from Yixing clay, attributed to Gongchun and dated 1513. Gongchun is considered the father of the Yixing clay teapot ^[1] The Flagstaff House is the oldest colonial-style building remaining in Hong Kong, China. ... This article may not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... A Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot A Chinese Zisha teapot - Melon A Yixing clay teapot (also called zisha, or purple clay teapot) is a traditional pot made from Yixing clay and commonly used to brew tea. ...

From the end of the 17th century tea was shipped from China to Europe as part of the export of exotic spices and luxury goods. The ships that brought the tea also carried porcelain teapots. The majority of these teapots were painted in blue and white underglaze. Porcelain being completely vitrified will withstand sea water without damage, so the teapots were packed below deck whilst the tea stayed on top in the dry.^[2] “Fine China” redirects here. ... Blue and white is a term that denotes decoration in underglaze blue on the white body of both pottery and porcelain, whether Oriental, European or American, hand-painted or printed. ... An underglaze is a decorative technique used in pottery. ...

Tea drinking in Europe was initially the preserve of the upper classes since it was very expensive. Porcelain teapots were particularly desirable because porcelain could not be made in Europe at that time. It wasn't until 1765 that William Cookworthy devised a way of making porcelain and founded a works at Plymouth UK for the production of a porcelain similar to the Chinese. When European potteries began to make their own tea wares they were naturally inspired by the Chinese designs. William Cookworthy (12 April 1705 – 17 October 1780) was an English chemist and a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) from Kingsbridge, Devon. ... , Plymouth (Cornish: ) is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the...

Teapot care

Unglazed teapots (like Yixing) should never be washed in a dishwasher or soapy water due to the porous nature of it's clay, since there is no glaze used. They should be rinsed with warm water only and left upside down to dry. If unglazed teapot is used with different teas, it is advisable not to mix them and have dedicated teapots for every tea variety to preserve the taste. Natural tannin sediment in an unglazed teapot should be left untouched as over time it will enhance the flavouring without flaking off like it would have happened in a glazed teapot. To remove build-up of tannin in a glazed teapot one can use boiling water and a couple teaspoons of baking soda and leave it overnight, then wipe and rinse to desired state. A Dishwasher A two drawer DishDrawer dishwasher. ... Tannins are astringent, bitter-tasting plant polyphenols that bind and precipitate proteins. ... Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), or sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as baking soda and bicarbonate of soda, is a soluble white anhydrous or crystalline compound, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. ...

Specific teapots

The Utah teapot

Sagittarius' teapot

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• The Utah Teapot is a standard reference object of the computer graphics community, comparable to Hello, World for its popularity. It is included as a graphics primitive in many graphics packages, including AutoCAD, POV-Ray, OpenGL, Direct3D, and 3D Studio Max.
• Along similar lines, in the "3d pipes" screensaver, under Windows, a Utah teapot appears at pipe junctions periodicaly.
• Russell's teapot, a skeptic analogy refuting the unfalsifiability of religious claims devused by Bertrand Russell and further expanded upon by Richard Dawkins.
• The teapot has been featured in the nursery rhyme, "I'm a Little Teapot".
• The constellation of Sagittarius famously resembles a teapot.

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Teapots in architecture

In 2004, a Malaysian cult called the Sky Kingdom erected a pink teapot 35 feet tall on its property as part of its own private symbolism [1].As part of a crackdown on the sect in August 2005 bulldozers and heavy machinery were sent in to tear down the structure. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... Sky Kingdom (in the Malay language, Kerajaan Langit) was the name of the commune of the so-called “teapot cult” founded and led by Ariffin Mohamed, also known as Ayah Pin (Ayah is a common honorific meaning father). The commune was demolished by the government of Malaysia in July 2005. ...

The (purported) world's largest architectural teapot is to be found in Ohio [2].In 1938 The Chester Teapot was constructed by William "Babe" Devon. The Teapot started its life as a gigantic wooden hogshead barrel for a Hire's Root Beer advertising campaign. Devon purchased the barrel in Pennsylvania and had it shipped to Chester where it was set up on Carolina Avenue, which is also State Route 2. A spout and handle were added at this time and the wooden barrel was covered with tin to form the teapot's shape. A large glass ball was placed on top to make the knob of the "lid". The Teapot stood in front of Devon's pottery outlet store. Local teenagers were hired to run a concession and souvenir stand which was set up inside the Teapot. Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ...

See also

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Tea pots

• Tetsubin, a cast-iron Japanese teapot
• Teakettle
• Samovar, a heated metal container traditionally used to boil water for tea in and around Russia, as well as in other Slavic nations, Iran and Turkey
• Yixing clay teapot, a special Chinese clay teapot

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Further reading

• Steve Woodhead, "The Teapot Book" A.&C. Black, 2005 ISBN 0713660163.
• Robin Emmerson, "British Teapots and Tea Drinking" HMSO, 1992 ISBN 0-11-701509-1
• Garth Clark "The Artful Teapot" Thames and Hudson ISBN 0-500-51045-8
• Edward Bramah "Novelty Teapots" Quiller Press ISBN 1-870948-72-6

External links

• A history of teapots
• Sparta Teapot Museum USA
• A brief history of teapots from Stoke-on-Trent Museums

References

1. ^ Collecting teapots Leah Rousmaniere ISBN 0-375-72045-6
2. ^ Teapots Paul Tippett ISBN 0-8212-2269-4