Boston Tea Party Tea Bricks

Before tea bricks where introduced to europe tea bricks were used in china as a form of currency food and medicine.

Boston tea party tea bricks. The boston tea party occurred in 1773 but the very first time that the words boston tea party appeared in print was in 1825 and in most of those early mentions the word party didn. He recalled a celebration where chinese merchants made an offering of 350 pieces of satin and 400 chests of brick tea to the holy lamas. Colonial bohea pronounced boo hee ukers 510 was by far the largest tea import during colonial times. It was all loose tea because the colonists had no taste for tea bricks and tea bags were still 150 years in the future.

Benjamin woods labaree s the boston tea party says the three tea ships contained 240 chests of bohea 15 of congou 10 of souchong all black teas 60 of singlo and 15 of hyson both green teas. 1773 boston tea party 1773. The event has always been known as the boston tea party busted. From the 9th century on through the 20th century tea bricks were classified i.

The tea tossed overboard at the 1773 boston tea party was all chinese black and green tea packed into chests. Sometimes called bohea souchong or lapsang bohea the blend originated in china with trade to the british and dutch east india companies. More than 7 000 agitated bostonian gathered in the boston harbour. Also the tea was loose leaf not brick tea.

There was no brick tea onboard the 3 ships. Boston tea party 243rd anniversary commemorative coin. Teas of the boston tea party 340 chests of tea were destroyed. Estimated to be formed around 350 a d tea bricks have become a part of chinese and european culture throughout the ages.

Tea had become a personification of british evil and it was attempted to send the ships back without paying the dreaded taxes. Teas of the boston tea party. On december 16 1773 this came to a boiling climax in the boston harbour. Oliver pluff boston tea party ships museum tea brick.

Cork bottomed tea party mug. On one of the excursions they met with a party of bucharians with 140 camels laden with brick tea. Boston tea party logo shut the box game. Bohea 240 chests congou 15 chests singlo 60 chests souchong 10 chests hyson 15 chests samuel peck was a cooper and in 1789 did business at hallowell s ship yard near the foot of milk street.

After two days of games a richly decorated tent was erected and brick tea in silver cups was brought in.