Vintage-style journal featuring historical tea advertising artwork displayed on a wooden tea shop counter, surrounded by floral teacups, silver teapots, and glass tea jars.

The Cup That Conquered the World: Tea, Empire, and the Golden Age of Advertising

Tea has financed empires, defined social rituals, and inspired some of the most beautiful commercial art ever produced. A look at the Golden Age of Tea — from the Victorian afternoon tea table to the global trade routes that filled the cup — and the early 20th-century advertising collages that captured it all.

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