Tea Journal — Victorian Edwardian Tea Advertising Collage 1880–1910

In the closing decades of the 19th century, tea transformed from a luxury import into the defining ritual of Victorian and Edwardian life — and the chromolithographed trade cards, magazine advertisements, and promotional prints that accompanied that transformation became an art form in their own right. The front cover is an original LeBonJournal collage of Victorian and Edwardian tea advertising ephemera (c. 1880–1910): trade cards from celebrated British tea merchants, a “Your fortune in the tea-cup” taseography advertisement, scenes of elegant ladies at the afternoon tea table, and exoticist imagery evoking Japan and Formosa — all in the warm chromolithographic palette of the era; the back continues with vintage tea tins, porcelain teapots, and decorative Oriental motifs, unified by the layered scrapbook aesthetic of period paper ephemera.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• Tea enthusiasts documenting tasting notes and favourite blends
• Lovers of Victorian and Edwardian advertising art and ephemera
• Afternoon tea hosts and recipe collectors
• Everyday writing, field notes, and daily planning
• Thoughtful gifts for tea lovers and vintage art admirers
• Scrapbooking and decoupage enthusiasts drawn to period chromolithography