The purpose of this short essay is to examine the importance of the tea set.
on Victorian Britain, whilst identifying what made it such a revolutionary.
part of British culture. Special attention will be attributed towards the.
working class throughout the industrial period. It will look at how a.
change in ideals came about and who was to benefit, the idea of social.
emulation will be touched on lightly, although this is not the main focus.
Historians are fascinated with the transformation of the working class.
during this period. The essay will look at the works of P.Johnson[1] in.
contrast to Pat Hudson[2] , to engage with historical debate focusing.
around what prompted the shift in the widespread acceptance of tea by the.
working class. A short audio clip will also be used to draw some key points.
too the debate as well[3]. The first section of this essay will focus on.
where the pivotal shift in changing tea consumption came from, while the.
second will look at whether there was a desire in the working class to.
emulate the upper classes of society through the porcelain set.
"In 1900 every person in Britain on average was getting through 3kg of tea.
a year"[4]. This is an astronomical change from only the social elite.
consuming tea in the late 17th Century. Floud attributes this change to a.
monumental shift in ideals and aspirations [5]. The ideas of.
industrialization and productivity were beginning to be seen together, and.
the British government was determined to embrace both. The encouragement of.
tea as a well respected drink was at the pinpoint of this movement. Many.
historians relate this change as a result of the manipulation of the.
working class through popular imagery and the will to emulate the upper.
classes, certainly the creation of mass produced porcelain sets like many.
discussed in the audio clip may suggest. However, P. Johnson takes a.
different approach to the debate. Johnson suggests that historians have.
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