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Object/Artifact
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Drexel Founding Collection
Name/Title
Tea Brick
Entry/Object ID
509
Made/Created
Artist
Unidentified
Date made
circa 1900
Place
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
H, L, W: 3/4x12 7/8x5 5/8 in
Height
3/4 in
Width
5-5/8 in
Length
12-7/8 in
Material
Tea leaves
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
Tea leaves that dropped to the floor during preparation or selling were pressed into bricks for ease of transportation to other Asian countries. Pieces were broken off the main brick to sell or make tea with.
