tea-set
Cups and saucers
A tea-set is a matching collection of vessels for serving tea, typically including a teapot, cups, saucers, a sugar bowl, and a creamer.
Fine china tea-sets are often displayed or reserved for guests: She brought out the silver tea-set for the occasion.
Children's toy tea-sets imitate the ritual in miniature.
Fine ceramic tableware
- ceramicFired clay material
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
pottery · clay · kaolin · glaze · kiln · firing · bisque · translucent
Small drinking container
- saucerSmall plate beneath cup
- creamerCoffee-lightening additive
- lidRemovable container cover
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
handle · tray · trivet · coaster · infuser · strainer · napkin · spoon
Acceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- ornateElaborately decorated
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
antique · vintage · heirloom · silver · filigree · gilded · rococo · baroque
Ceremonial set of actions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- matchaPowdered Japanese green tea
- senchaSteamed Japanese green tea
samovar · hospitality · meditation · mindfulness · brewing · steeping · infusion · serving
china
Fine ceramic tableware
- ceramicFired clay material
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
terracotta · pottery · clay · kaolin · glaze · kiln · firing · bisque · translucent · vitreous
cup
Small drinking container
spout · handle · tray · trivet · coaster · infuser · strainer · napkin · spoon · tongs
fine
Acceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- ornateElaborately decorated
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
luxurious · antique · vintage · heirloom · silver · filigree · gilded · rococo · baroque · Victorian
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- matchaPowdered Japanese green tea
sencha · samovar · hospitality · meditation · mindfulness · brewing · steeping · infusion · serving · presentation