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The beneficial effects of temperance on a man and his family. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients taking afternoon tea, and a nurse waiting to collect a letter from a slow writer. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

The effects of temperance on a man and his household. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

Westerners at Yokohama, Japan, enjoying a lavish tea ceremony as a cellist plays to them. Coloured woodcut by Chikahisa, c. 1865, after Yoshikazu.

A drunken gentleman proposes to a beautiful woman at her tea table, but is rejected. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

The afternoon tea book : how to make tea, coffee, chocolate, cakes, scones, rolls, sandwiches, cooling drinks, and ices / by Agnes C. Maitland.

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Afternoon teas

Images from the collections

Images about Afternoon teas

Works from the collections

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients taking afternoon tea, and a nurse waiting to collect a letter from a slow writer. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

The beneficial effects of temperance on a man and his family. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

The effects of temperance on a man and his household. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

Westerners at Yokohama, Japan, enjoying a lavish tea ceremony as a cellist plays to them. Coloured woodcut by Chikahisa, c. 1865, after Yoshikazu.

The afternoon tea book : how to make tea, coffee, chocolate, cakes, scones, rolls, sandwiches, cooling drinks, and ices / by Agnes C. Maitland.

Afternoon teas

Images from the collections

Images about Afternoon teas

Works from the collections

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: patients taking afternoon tea, and a nurse waiting to collect a letter from a slow writer. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

The beneficial effects of temperance on a man and his family. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

The effects of temperance on a man and his household. Lithograph, c. 1840, after Gunthorp.

Westerners at Yokohama, Japan, enjoying a lavish tea ceremony as a cellist plays to them. Coloured woodcut by Chikahisa, c. 1865, after Yoshikazu.

The afternoon tea book : how to make tea, coffee, chocolate, cakes, scones, rolls, sandwiches, cooling drinks, and ices / by Agnes C. Maitland.

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