19
February 2025

The Legacy of Tea

Welcome to The Arts Society Basingstoke
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 10:45
Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall
Reading Road Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EZ
Online Event

A history of tea and its influence on silver, ceramics legends and houses!

"Yes that's it!" said the Hatter with a sigh, "It's always teatime." (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.) Tea - our go to drink and medicine for all. The legacy of tea has strands that are woven deep within our culture. This lecture will explore the highlights of this fascinating history that spans the globe and impacts silver and ceramic to legends and houses.      

Photo credit: © Englepip

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Emma Watts

Dr. Emma Watts is an Art Historian with specialist interest in late nineteenth and early twentieth century British Art and Visual Culture. Her career began in the fine art auction world and she has since had a successful academic career in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong.

Dr. Watts is passionate about access to the fine arts and its education. She has developed National, tertiary and adult education curricula and been active in policy, planning, education and advisory boards for Heritage, Arts and Museums and curatorial and collection management in Australia and the UK.

She is currently enjoying the diversity of consultancy, through lecturing with the Open University, writing, and advising on fine art valuation, probate and sale.