Surely in every family in the evening or at other times of the day, tea is served. But without what it is impossible to imagine this process and not a single kitchen can do? That's right, it's a kettle. In shops or in the market you can see many different teapots for every taste. There are the simplest ones, but there are electric, metal, plastic ones, with and without a pattern - whatever! A teapot is that integral part of our life that has forever and firmly entered our lives. What's his story? Now we all know.
Origin history
The history of the teapot is much shorter than that of the tea itself, because it appeared later and people simply did not need it.
His story begins in ancient China. Here, tea becomes a popular way to quench thirst in the 10th century. The first teapots were used to brew the drink of the same name, and Yixing clay was the material for their base. A little later, the inhabitants of China adapted to the use of porcelain, which later affected this dish.
Its appearance was much different from today's dummies. It was a small pot designed for one small portion of the drink. Later there was a transformation of its design into a more or less modern look. This happened when combining a small teapot with a vessel for wine and a coffee pot. The teapot borrowed the shape of a ball from a wine vessel.
Kettle in Europe
In the European part of the continent, the teapot appeared in the XVII century. This was facilitated by the English king, who first tasted a delicious Chinese drink in 1664.
The first teapot in Europe is a heavy and uncomfortable vessel made of ceramic. He was significantly inferior to Chinese masterpieces. And this meant that up to the 18th century, China remained the sole supplier of porcelain teapots. After that, the Germans themselves learned how to make porcelain.
Since then, there has been an active production of this tableware in European factories. After some time, silver teapots began to appear. Unfortunately, they did not last very long, as they were very hot, and this spoiled the taste of tea. And to everything else, their pen was heating up.
How the shape of dummies changed
At the end of the XVIII century, the teapot acquired those features that are called classics. And in the XX century, manufacturers strove for simpler forms and at the same time tried to increase the functionality of this tableware. Even applied some popular trends in art. For example, cubism.
Thanks to the Second World War and the further crisis, the history of the kettle stopped for some time. And only in the second half of the XX century it was possible to observe how the production of dummies began to develop again. In the 1980s, manufacturers returned to the long-standing elegance of 18th-century cookware. Classic porcelain sets have become a necessary attribute in every family, as well as the most popular gift.
As it was in Russia
In Russia, tea drinking became not just a quenching of thirst, but a whole tradition, as in China. During this lesson, family problems were already being solved, cheerful conversations were conducted with guests, and even trade deals were concluded.
Naturally, porcelain dishes and teapots were not in every family. Such items were very expensive.
A large number of teapots available to almost everyone was produced at the famous Ural plants of the Demidov and Stroganovs. At that time, they were in great demand in Russia, as well as abroad.
Of course, teapots for tea were also popular. Until the XVIII century, tea was simply brewed, and therefore this ware was made of metal. The best were considered gold and silver products. For some time, ceramic teapots appeared. This was facilitated by the custom of brewing tea with boiling water.
But do not think that in Russia the dishes in question had the name that we are hearing now. What in the old days was called a teapot? The simple and funny word "vessel". Here is such an interesting story with this necessary attribute.