A teacup is a cup for drinking tea. It generally has a small handle that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers. It is typically made of a ceramic material and is often part of a set which is composed of a cup and a matching saucer or a trio that includes a small cake or sandwich plate. These may be part of a tea set combined with a teapot, creamjug, covered sugarbowl, and slop bowl. Teacups are often wider and shorter than coffee cups. Cups for morning tea are conventionally larger than cups for afternoon tea.
Teacups on matching saucersA tea bowl without a handle
Higher quality teacups are typically made of fine white translucent porcelain and decorated with patterns. Some collectors acquire numerous one-of-a-kind cups with matching saucers. Such decorative cups may be souvenirs of a location, person, or event.
In Europe, fine porcelain tea cups, such as French Limoges porcelain from a kaolin base heated in ovens or Chinese porcelain, were a luxury for enjoying tea time. These cups are made with a handle and are paired with a saucer in a set and often feature hand painted decoration and gold or silver patterns, especially lining the rim and the handle.
In the Chinese culture teacups are very small and hold between 20 and 50 ml of liquid. They are designed to be used with Yixing teapots or Gaiwan.[1] In Russian-speaking and West Asian cultures influenced by the Ottoman Empire tea is often served in a Faceted glass held in a separate metal container with a handle, called a zarf in Turkish and Arabic, the podstakannik being its Russian cousin.[2]
The teacup and saucer originated in China at the time of the near-simultaneous introduction of tea and porcelain. The original teacup design did not have a handle or a saucer. At some point a ring-shaped cupholder appeared to protect the fingers and eventually evolved into a saucer.[3] The cups in 17th century were tiny, with the width about 2¼ inches across at the top,1¼ at the bottom, and the depth of 1½ inches. The saucers measured 4½ inches across. The European manufacturers initially copied the handle-less Oriental designs[4] exported from the Japaneseport of Imari or from the southern Chinese port of Canton (part of the Canton System, 1757-1842), now Guangzhou. The teacup handles were introduced in the West in the early 19th century.[5] The handles originally became a feature of chocolate drinking cups in the 17th century, while teacups were still handle-less.[6]
Teacup plates originated in England in the early 1800s and provided a rest for the cup and a space for a light snack, went out of fashion in the second half of the 19th century.
Cultureedit
A small-scale research was done by Yang et al. in 2019 to test the influence of the teacup shape on the expert evaluation of the tea taste. Significant variations were found,[7] lending some support to the "you eat with your eyes" concept.[8]
Unicode codepoints U+1F375🍵TEACUP WITHOUT HANDLE[9] and U+26FE⛾CUP ON BLACK SQUARE[10] portray a teacup. U+2615☕HOT BEVERAGE is often rendered as a teacup.[11][12][13]
^"The Unicode Standard, Version 10.0: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs, Range: 1F300–1F5FF" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. p. 6. (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
^"The Unicode Standard, Version 10.0: Miscellaneous Symbols, Range: 2600–26FF" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. p. 8. (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
^"☕ Hot Beverage Emoji". Emojipedia. from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
^"Unicode Utilities: Character Properties". unicode.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
^"HOT BEVERAGE (U+2615) Font Support". fileformat.info. from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
Sourcesedit
Ukers, William Harrison (1935). "Evolution of tea-making appliances". All about Tea, Volume 2. Tea and coffee trade journal Company. pp. 436–448. OCLC 1201914.
Yang, Su-Chiu; Peng, Li-Hsun; Hsu, Li-Chieh (4 December 2019). "The Influence of Teacup Shape on the Cognitive Perception of Tea, and the Sustainability Value of the Aesthetic and Practical Design of a Teacup". Sustainability. 11 (24): 6895. doi:10.3390/su11246895. eISSN 2071-1050.
Jamieson, R. W. (1 December 2001). "The Essence of Commodification: Caffeine Dependencies in the Early Modern World" (PDF). Journal of Social History. 35 (2): 269–294. doi:10.1353/jsh.2001.0125. eISSN 1527-1897. ISSN 0022-4529. PMID 18546583. S2CID 22532559.\
Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (April 2009). "The drinking experience: Cup or content?" (PDF). Food Quality and Preference. 20 (3): 268–276. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.11.003. ISSN 0950-3293.
External linksedit
Cool Trend of 1707: Teacups Get Handles
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decorated with patterns Some collectors acquire numerous one of a kind cups with matching saucers Such decorative cups may be souvenirs of a location person or event In Europe fine porcelain tea cups such as French Limoges porcelain from a kaolin base heated in ovens or Chinese porcelain were a luxury for enjoying tea time These cups are made with a handle and are paired with a saucer in a set and often feature hand painted decoration and gold or silver patterns especially lining the rim and the handle In the Chinese culture teacups are very small and hold between 20 and 50 ml of liquid They are designed to be used with Yixing teapots or Gaiwan 1 In Russian speaking and West Asian cultures influenced by the Ottoman Empire tea is often served in a Faceted glass held in a separate metal container with a handle called a zarf in Turkish and Arabic the podstakannik being its Russian cousin 2 Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe teacup and saucer originated in China at the time of the near simultaneous introduction of tea and porcelain The original teacup design did not have a handle or a saucer At some point a ring shaped cupholder appeared to protect the fingers and eventually evolved into a saucer 3 The cups in 17th century were tiny with the width about 2 inches across at the top 1 at the bottom and the depth of 1 inches The saucers measured 4 inches across The European manufacturers initially copied the handle less Oriental designs 4 exported from the Japanese port of Imari or from the southern Chinese port of Canton part of the Canton System 1757 1842 now Guangzhou The teacup handles were introduced in the West in the early 19th century 5 The handles originally became a feature of chocolate drinking cups in the 17th century while teacups were still handle less 6 Teacup plates originated in England in the early 1800s and provided a rest for the cup and a space for a light snack went out of fashion in the second half of the 19th century Culture editA small scale research was done by Yang et al in 2019 to test the influence of the teacup shape on the expert evaluation of the tea taste Significant variations were found 7 lending some support to the you eat with your eyes concept 8 Unicode codepoints U 1F375 TEACUP WITHOUT HANDLE 9 and U 26FE CUP ON BLACK SQUARE 10 portray a teacup U 2615 HOT BEVERAGE is often rendered as a teacup 11 12 13 See also edit A Nice Cup of Tea Gill unit Moustache cup Mug Saucer Tea cultureReferences edit www yixing co uk Archived from the original on 2018 11 03 Retrieved 2019 05 23 Bissett Annie Zarf JSTOR community 28074849 via Jstor Ukers 1935 p 447 448 Ukers 1935 p 448 ROBARDSPress Republican JULIE ROBINSON 12 November 2012 Tea cups steeped in rich history Press Republican Retrieved 2023 01 13 Jamieson 2001 pp 285 286 Yang Peng amp Hsu 2019 p 15 Yang Peng amp Hsu 2019 p 2 The Unicode Standard Version 10 0 Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs Range 1F300 1F5FF PDF Unicode Consortium p 6 Archived PDF from the original on 28 August 2017 Retrieved 21 August 2017 The Unicode Standard Version 10 0 Miscellaneous Symbols Range 2600 26FF PDF Unicode Consortium p 8 Archived PDF from the original on 22 August 2017 Retrieved 21 August 2017 Hot Beverage Emoji Emojipedia Archived from the original on 21 August 2017 Retrieved 21 August 2017 Unicode Utilities Character Properties unicode org Retrieved 21 August 2017 HOT BEVERAGE U 2615 Font Support fileformat info Archived from the original on 21 August 2017 Retrieved 21 August 2017 Sources editUkers William Harrison 1935 Evolution of tea making appliances All about Tea Volume 2 Tea and coffee trade journal Company pp 436 448 OCLC 1201914 Yang Su Chiu Peng Li Hsun Hsu Li Chieh 4 December 2019 The Influence of Teacup Shape on the Cognitive Perception of Tea and the Sustainability Value of the Aesthetic and Practical Design of a Teacup Sustainability 11 24 6895 doi 10 3390 su11246895 eISSN 2071 1050 Jamieson R W 1 December 2001 The Essence of Commodification Caffeine Dependencies in the Early Modern World PDF Journal of Social History 35 2 269 294 doi 10 1353 jsh 2001 0125 eISSN 1527 1897 ISSN 0022 4529 PMID 18546583 S2CID 22532559 Schifferstein Hendrik N J April 2009 The drinking experience Cup or content PDF Food Quality and Preference 20 3 268 276 doi 10 1016 j foodqual 2008 11 003 ISSN 0950 3293 External links editCool Trend of 1707 Teacups Get Handles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teacup amp oldid 1203404941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
