Teapot

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A tea pot found in Kaohsiung Taiwan.

A teapot is a container used to mix tea leaves with boiling water to make tea. Usually the tea leaves are in a tea bag when the tea leaves are put into the water. The tea can be poured from the teapot into cups.

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

Teapot Media

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  A Brown Betty teapot

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  Chinese porcelain hand painted blue and white teapot, 18th century

• Glass tea kettle, Kashgar.jpg

  Glass teapot containing mint leaves, being warmed by a tealight, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

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  A traditional Japanese teapot, kyūsu, is commonly used for making Japanese green tea, sencha. It often has a handle on the side of the pot

• Tetera marroquí metálica, para servir té verde.JPG

  A traditional Moroccan tea pot

• Novice monk with teapot. Tashilhunpo, Tibet.jpg

  Novice monk holding a large teapot. Tashilhunpo, Tibet

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  Two Victorian era teapots

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  Shapes of 18th-century European teapots: A - pear-shaped (pyriform), B - globular, C - vase/urn

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  English silver teapot with teaware

• Tea pot, Downpatrick, September 2010.JPG

  A small metal teapot for a single person from Ireland, this type may also be found in diners, greasy spoons, and some restaurants

Other websites

• A history of teapots Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Sparta Teapot Museum USA Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
• A brief history of teapots from Stoke-on-Trent Museums Archived 2007-11-20 at the Wayback Machine