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May 26, 2009

  • The Humble and Excellent Brown Betty

    Despite its humble appearance and role as the default teapot in many English cupboards, the authentic British Brown Betty teapot is a far more interesting piece of teaware than one might assume. The ancestral forms of the Brown Betty date back to late seventeenth-century England, when craftsmen began using the distinctive red clay found in… Continue reading