Laura Gascoigne

Joining the tea set

Teapots are the star of a show at Compton Verney that charts the journey from drink of kings to the nation’s favourite brew

issue 20 July 2019

It had to happen. Since almost everything became either ‘artisan’ or ‘curated’, conditions have been ripe for a curator of artisan teas. And sure enough, if you Google ‘tea curator’ you’ll find one promising regular infusions of ‘a curated selection of single-origin, artisan teas’.

Now Compton Verney has done the sensible thing and curated an exhibition about the stuff.

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