Artists featured in this Curation: Lindsey Mendick (b.1987), David Tindle (b.1932), Fouzia Zafar (b.1971), Frank Huddlestone Potter (1845–1887), Graeme Hopper (b.1961), Marek Żuławski (1908–1985), Bernard de Hoog (1867–1943), Robert Maclaurin (b.1961), Walter Dendy Sadler (1854–1923), Harry Brooker (1848–1940), and 104 more
158 artworks
Tea
© the artist. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Image courtesy of the artist and Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate

Tea 2020

Lindsey Mendick (b.1987)

Glazed ceramic

H 22 x W 30 cm

Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

Tea
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Government Art Collection

Tea 1970–1971

David Tindle (b.1932)

Acrylic on canvas

H 81 x W 100.5 cm

Government Art Collection

Tea Circles
© the artist. Image credit: Scarborough Museums and Galleries

Tea Circles 2015

Fouzia Zafar (b.1971)

Etching on paper

H 28 x W 34.5 cm

Scarborough Museums and Galleries

Morning Tea
Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Morning Tea

Frank Huddlestone Potter (1845–1887)

Oil on panel

H 71 x W 30 cm

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Afternoon Tea
© the artist. Image credit: Lynda Golightly / Art UK

Afternoon Tea

Graeme Hopper (b.1961)

Metal

Tea Drinker
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries

Tea Drinker 1950–1956

Marek Żuławski (1908–1985)

Oil on canvas

H 76 x W 64 cm

Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries

Tea Time
Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

Tea Time

Bernard de Hoog (1867–1943)

Oil on canvas

H 49.8 x W 66 cm

Glasgow Life Museums

Tea Landscape
© the artist. Image credit: Fife Cultural Trust, on behalf of Fife Council

Tea Landscape 1989

Robert Maclaurin (b.1961)

Oil on canvas

H 152 x W 168 cm

Fife Council

Afternoon Tea
Image credit: Cardiff Council

Afternoon Tea

Walter Dendy Sadler (1854–1923)

Oil on canvas

H 65 x W 84 cm

Cardiff Council

Afternoon Tea
Image credit: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Afternoon Tea 1895

Harry Brooker (1848–1940)

Oil on canvas

H 71.2 x W 92 cm

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Tea in the Garden (The Tea Table)
Image credit: National Trust Images

Tea in the Garden (The Tea Table) 1902

Ethel Walker (1861–1951)

Oil on canvas

H 99 x W 74 cm

National Trust, Standen

Tea Time
Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

Tea Time

Thomas McEwan (1846–1914)

Oil on canvas

H 45.7 x W 61 cm

Glasgow Life Museums

Afternoon Tea
Image credit: Shipley Art Gallery

Afternoon Tea 1879

Jean Carolus (1814–1897)

Oil on canvas

H 70 x W 97 cm

Shipley Art Gallery

Tea Things
© estate of Henry Lamb / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

Tea Things 1932

Henry Lamb (1883–1960)

Oil on canvas

H 47 x W 52.2 cm

Birmingham Museums Trust

B Ward, 64th British General Hospital, Second World War
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Museum of Military Medicine

B Ward, 64th British General Hospital, Second World War 1942

Bruno Frankewitz (1897–1982)

Oil on canvas

H 78 x W 118 cm

The Museum of Military Medicine

Tea Shop
© estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Tea Shop 1938

William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)

Oil on canvas

H 82.5 x W 76.2 cm

Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Ladies Taking Tea
© The Stonebridge Trust. Image credit: The Pierrepont Collection

Ladies Taking Tea 1935

Marie-Louise Roosevelt Pierrepont (1889–1984)

Oil on canvas

H 91.5 x W 80.5 cm

The Pierrepont Collection

Tea Drinking in Mytishchi (The Tea Drinkers)
Image credit: Dorich House Museum, Kingston University

Tea Drinking in Mytishchi (The Tea Drinkers) 1862

Vasily Perov (1834–1882) (copy of)

Oil on canvas

H 41.4 x W 48.8 cm

Dorich House Museum, Kingston University

Tea Room
© estate of Stanley Cursiter. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Tea Room 1913

Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)

Oil on canvas board

H 25.2 x W 35.2 cm

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Tea Leaves

Alma Gogin (née Broadbridge) (1854–1948)

Oil on canvas

H 55.9 x W 86.4 cm

York Museums Trust

Tea and Toast
Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Tea and Toast

William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951)

Oil on canvas

H 35.5 x W 40.7 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

At the Tea Table
Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

At the Tea Table 1948

Evan Walters (1893–1951)

Oil on canvas

H 40.5 x W 50.8 cm

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

The Tea Table
Image credit: Silk Heritage Trust

The Tea Table 1920–1937

Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)

Oil on canvas

H 59.6 x W 75 cm

Silk Heritage Trust

Five o'Clock Tea
Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

Five o'Clock Tea

David Comba Adamson (1859–1926)

Oil on canvas

H 73.7 x W 92.7 cm

Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

Chinese Tea Garden, Peking
© estate of Ian Fairweather. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: National Museums NI

Chinese Tea Garden, Peking 1938 or before

Ian Fairweather (1891–1974)

Oil on board

H 63.9 x W 81 cm

National Museums NI

A Ton of Tea
© Ai Weiwei, courtesy Lisson Gallery. Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

A Ton of Tea 2007

Ai Weiwei (b.1957)

Pu-erh tea

H 100 x W 100 x D 100 cm

Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Drinking Empire-Grown Tea
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Drinking Empire-Grown Tea

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 64 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Tea at Four
© the artist. Image credit: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Tea at Four

Suzanne O'Driscoll (b.1955)

Acrylic on canvas

H 121.7 x W 106 cm

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Two Girls at Tea
Image credit: Somerset County Council

Two Girls at Tea c.1760–1780

E. N. Waldron (active c.1760–1780)

Pastel on paper

H 62.5 x W 52.5 cm

Somerset County Council

Interlocking Tea Set
© the artist. Image credit: University of South Wales Art Collection Museum

Interlocking Tea Set

Ian Rylatt

Ceramic

H 18.5 x W 27 x D 27 cm

University of South Wales Art Collection Museum

A Cup of Tea
© estate of Peter de Francia, courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

A Cup of Tea 1959

Peter de Francia (1921–2012)

Oil on canvas

H 67.3 x W 80 cm

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

A Tea Party
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

A Tea Party 1862

Thomas George Webster (1800–1886)

Oil on panel

H 50.8 x W 61 cm

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Ceylonese Tea Pickers
Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Ceylonese Tea Pickers

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)

Oil on canvas

H 122 x W 152.5 cm

National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Old Woman Pouring Tea
Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

Old Woman Pouring Tea 19th C

British (English) School

Oil on canvas

H 30.5 x W 25.5 cm

Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

An Empire Tea Plantation
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

An Empire Tea Plantation 1926–1933

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 152.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

A Cup of Tea
Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

A Cup of Tea 1905

Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)

Oil on canvas

H 50.8 x W 40.6 cm

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Tea on the Lawn
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

Tea on the Lawn

Marjorie Brooks (1904–1980)

Oil on canvas

H 60.8 x W 76.2 cm

Brighton & Hove Museums

Tea at Four
© the artist. Image credit: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Tea at Four

Suzanne O'Driscoll (b.1955)

Acrylic on canvas

H 121 x W 244 cm

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

A Children's Tea Party
Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

A Children's Tea Party 1730

William Hogarth (1697–1764)

Oil on canvas

H 64.3 x W 76.5 cm

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

A Select Tea Party
Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

A Select Tea Party

Andrew Young (1854–1925)

Oil on panel

H 29.9 x W 23.5 cm

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

The Slade Tea Party
© the copyright holder. Image credit: UCL Culture

The Slade Tea Party 1924

Seóirse Macantsionnaigh (1902–1997)

Oil on canvas

H 76.2 x W 101.6 cm

UCL Culture

The Tea Clipper 'Medina'
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

The Tea Clipper 'Medina'

Philip John Ouless (1817–1885)

Oil on canvas

H 53.5 x W 84 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

Tea and Poker Break
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Parliamentary Art Collection

Tea and Poker Break 1984

Susan Henderson (active 1979–1985)

Oil on paper

H 41.9 x W 49.1 cm

Parliamentary Art Collection

A Tea Party
Image credit: Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall

A Tea Party 1730s

Gawen Hamilton (1697–1737) (attributed to)

Oil on canvas

H 53 x W 41.5 cm

Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall

Chinese Tea-Taster
Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C

unknown artist

Brick & tile

H 126.5 x W 80 x D 54 cm

Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection

The Tea Shop
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Leicester Museums and Galleries

The Tea Shop 1946 or before

Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Oil on panel

H 42.3 x W 49.5 cm

Leicester Museums and Galleries

Tea Drinking Nude
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

Tea Drinking Nude 1936

Leslie Cole (1910–1976)

Lithograph on paper

H 17.5 x W 11.5 cm

Museum & Art Swindon

The Tea Table
Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

The Tea Table 1885

James Pittendrigh MacGillivray (1856–1938)

Oil on canvas

H 38.2 x W 46.3 cm

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Picking Empire-Grown Tea
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Picking Empire-Grown Tea

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 64 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Mrs Raynes's Tea Party
Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Mrs Raynes's Tea Party 1928

Henry Tonks (1862–1937)

Oil on canvas

H 40.5 x W 55.8 cm

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Tea Clipper Race
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Scottish Fisheries Museum

Tea Clipper Race

Harry Berstecher (1893–1983)

Oil on canvas

H 97 x W 157 cm

Scottish Fisheries Museum

The Tea Party
Image credit: National Trust Images

The Tea Party 1893

Albert Starling (1858–1947)

Oil on canvas

H 94 x W 132 cm

National Trust, Killerton

The Brown Tea Pot 1915–1916

Gwen John (1876–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 33.5 x W 23.2 cm

Yale Center for British Art

Tea in the Park
© the artist. Image credit: St George's, University of London

Tea in the Park 1987

Lucinda Denning (b.1962)

Oil on canvas

H 175 x W 170 cm

St George's, University of London

The Tea Table
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

The Tea Table early 1940s

Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Oil on canvas

H 63 x W 43 cm

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Chinese Tea-Taster
Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C

unknown artist

Brick & tile

Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection

Chinese Tea-Taster
Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C

unknown artist

Brick & tile

Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection

Flower of the Tea
Image credit: Tate

Flower of the Tea 1887–8

Mortimer L. Menpes (1855–1938)

Oil on wood

H 26.7 x W 17.1 cm

Tate

A Couple Drinking Tea
Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

A Couple Drinking Tea c.1800

Chinese School

Oil on canvas

H 43 x W 58.3 cm

Brighton & Hove Museums

Tea in the Conservatory (Near Neighbours)
Image credit: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Tea in the Conservatory (Near Neighbours) 1892

Henry 'Harry' Edward John Browne (1859–1917)

Oil on canvas

H 92 x W 122.5 cm

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

The Tea Party
Image credit: Tate

The Tea Party 1916

Hilda Fearon (1878–1917)

Oil on canvas

H 54.6 x W 66 cm

Tate

A Tea Party
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

A Tea Party 1719–1721

Joseph van Aken (c.1699–1749)

Oil on canvas

H 37.4 x W 45.7 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

The Tea Table
Image credit: Royal Institution of Cornwall

The Tea Table 1920

Harold Charles Harvey (1874–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 75 x W 59.5 cm

Royal Institution of Cornwall

The Café (Tea Gardens)
© estate of Victor Pasmore. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bury Art Museum

The Café (Tea Gardens) 1935

Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)

Oil on canvas

H 44 x W 59.5 cm

Bury Art Museum

Drink Empire-Grown Tea
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Drink Empire-Grown Tea

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

Manchester Art Gallery

Tea at Furlongs
Image credit: Fry Art Gallery

Tea at Furlongs 1939

Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)

Watercolour on paper

H 35 x W 43 cm

Fry Art Gallery

Tea Break – Etna Tip
© the artist. Image credit: Flintshire Museums Service

Tea Break – Etna Tip 1988

Joseph Chesters (b.1946)

Oil on canvas

H 71.5 x W 91 cm

Flintshire Museums Service

A Lady Taking Tea
Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

A Lady Taking Tea 1735

Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699–1779)

Oil on canvas

H 81 x W 99 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

A Tea Clipper
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

A Tea Clipper

John Fraser (1858–1927)

Oil on canvas on board

H 45.5 x W 78.4 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

The Tea Clipper ‘Thermopylae’
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

The Tea Clipper ‘Thermopylae’

F. I. Sorenson (active late 19th C)

Oil on board

H 30.5 x W 48.3 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

Tea Ladies, Show Day
© the copyright holder. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

Tea Ladies, Show Day

Rita Greig (1918–2011)

Oil on canvas

H 21 x W 23 cm

RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

Afternoon, Tea Time
Image credit: Brockwell Hall

Afternoon, Tea Time 1896

Henry Strachey (1863–1940)

Oil on canvas

H 225 x W 255 cm

Brockwell Hall

The Tea Pot
Image credit: Tate

The Tea Pot 1918

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm

Tate

Chinese Tea-Taster
Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C

unknown artist

Brick & tile

Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection

Filling Tea Urns 1927–1932

Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Oil on canvas

H 105 x W 185 cm

National Trust, Sandham Memorial Chapel

The Tea Room
Image credit: The Hepworth Wakefield

The Tea Room

Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)

Oil on canvas

H 61.1 x W 51 cm

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Tea Garden
Image credit: Tate

The Tea Garden engraved 1790

George Morland (1763–1804)

Oil on canvas

H 40.6 x W 50.5 cm

Tate

Afternoon Tea in Holland
Image credit: Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Afternoon Tea in Holland c.1720

Matthijs Naiveu (1647–1726)

Oil on canvas

H 88.9 x W 73.6 cm

Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Tea Toadler Teapot
© the artist. Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Tea Toadler Teapot c.2015

Michelle Erickson (b.1960)

Agate, earthenware, porcelain, indigenous clay & gold enamel

W 21 x D 17 cm

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Cup of Tea
© the artist. Image credit: Northern Ireland Civil Service

Cup of Tea

James MacKeown (b.1961)

Oil on Masonite

H 39 x W 23.5 cm

Northern Ireland Civil Service

The Tea Party
Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

The Tea Party 1919

Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)

Oil on strawboard

H 48 x W 61.3 cm

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Picking Empire-Grown Tea

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 76 x W 51 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Trimming the Tea Leaves
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Trimming the Tea Leaves

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Grandparents Take Tea, August 1940
© the artist. Image credit: Bromley Historic Collections

Grandparents Take Tea, August 1940 2006

Stephen Chaplin (b.1934)

Oil on canvas laid on panel

H 25.4 x W 30.5 cm

Bromley Historic Collections

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Sifting Tea Leaves
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Sifting Tea Leaves

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

An English Family at Tea
Image credit: Tate

An English Family at Tea c.1720

Joseph van Aken (c.1699–1749)

Oil on canvas

H 99.4 x W 116.2 cm

Tate

Girl at a Tea Table
Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Girl at a Tea Table 1882/1884

Beatrix Whistler (1857–1896)

Oil on panel

H 24.6 x W 14.7 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

The Tête-à-Tête Tea
Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

The Tête-à-Tête Tea

George Bernard O'Neill (1828–1917)

Oil on canvas

H 51 x W 40.5 cm

Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

Tea Ceremony with Japanese Girls
Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Tea Ceremony with Japanese Girls 1921–1925

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933)

Oil on canvas

H 59.7 x W 50.8 cm

National Trust for Scotland, Broughton House & Garden

Tea Time, End of Shift
Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

Tea Time, End of Shift c.1800

British School

Oil on board

H 25.7 x W 29.4 cm

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

Tea Service on a Tray
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Tea Service on a Tray c.1770

British School

Oil on canvas

H 65.1 x W 101.3 cm

Paintings Collection

Virginia Water Tea House, Surrey
Image credit: Chertsey Museum

Virginia Water Tea House, Surrey 1905

Francis Vingoe (1879–1940)

Oil on canvas

H 26 x W 36 cm

Chertsey Museum

Afternoon Tea in a Garden
Image credit: Gregynog Hall

Afternoon Tea in a Garden

Hugh Oswald Blaker (1873–1936)

Oil on canvas

H 75.6 x W 74 cm

Gregynog Hall

Woman at a Tea-Table
© courtesy the artist and Karsten Schubert, London 2011. Image credit: The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art

Woman at a Tea-Table

Bridget Riley (b.1931)

Coloured crayon & pastel on paper

H 48.2 x W 73.7 cm

The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art

And we'll all have tea
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

And we'll all have tea 1930

Keith Henderson (1883–1982) and Johnson, Riddle and Co. Ltd (active c.1927–1945) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 64 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Tea in the Hospital Ward 1927–1932

Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Oil on canvas

H 105 x W 185 cm

National Trust, Sandham Memorial Chapel

Still Life with Tea Cups
Image credit: Sheffield Museums

Still Life with Tea Cups 1670–1685

Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraten (1629/1630–1700)

Oil on canvas

H 24.8 x W 36.6 cm

Sheffield Museums

Tea Table in the Garden
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

Tea Table in the Garden c.1925

Esther Borough Johnson (1866–1958)

Oil on canvas

H 55.7 x W 47 cm

Brighton & Hove Museums

Tea at Chartwell, 29th August 1927
© The Churchill Heritage Ltd. Image credit: National Trust Images

Tea at Chartwell, 29th August 1927 c.1928

Winston Spencer Churchill (1874–1965)

Oil on canvas

H 63 x W 75.5 cm

National Trust, Chartwell

A Family Being Served with Tea c.1745

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 106.7 x W 139.7 cm

Yale Center for British Art

A Girl with a Tea Cup
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

A Girl with a Tea Cup after 1740

Philippe Mercier (1689–1760) (style of)

Oil on canvas

H 55.8 x W 70.5 cm

National Galleries of Scotland

Corby Steelworks, Men on a Tea Break
© the copyright holder. Image credit: North Northamptonshire Council

Corby Steelworks, Men on a Tea Break 20th C

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 92 cm

North Northamptonshire Council

A Family of Three at Tea
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

A Family of Three at Tea c.1727

Richard Collins (d.1732)

Oil on canvas

H 64.2 x W 76.3 cm

Paintings Collection

Mrs Stoyel Comes to Tea, Summer 1940
© the artist. Image credit: Bromley Historic Collections

Mrs Stoyel Comes to Tea, Summer 1940 2005

Stephen Chaplin (b.1934)

Oil on canvas laid on panel

H 25.4 x W 30.5 cm

Bromley Historic Collections

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Seated on a Verandah Grade the Tea Leaves by Hand
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Seated on a Verandah Grade the Tea Leaves by Hand 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.8 x W 15.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Still Life with a Tea Pot
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Charleston

Still Life with a Tea Pot c.1929

Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

Oil on canvas

H 59.5 x W 49.5 cm

Charleston

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Water the Young Tea Plants
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Water the Young Tea Plants 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.3 x W 15.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Thruppence-Worth O' Aul' Tea Breed
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bangor University

Thruppence-Worth O' Aul' Tea Breed 1977

Andrew Scott Craig (1917–1985)

Oil on canvas

H 49.3 x W 39 cm

Bangor University

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Load Boxes of Tea for Export onto Rafts
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Load Boxes of Tea for Export onto Rafts 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.6 x W 15.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Women Picking and Sifting Tea Leaves
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Women Picking and Sifting Tea Leaves

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Carrying and Picking Out Tea Leaves
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Carrying and Picking Out Tea Leaves

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style
© David Hockney. Image credit: Tate

Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style 1961

David Hockney (b.1937)

Oil on canvas

H 232.5 x W 83 cm

Tate

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Grinding Tea and Rolling It into Balls
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Grinding Tea and Rolling It into Balls 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 10 x W 16 cm

Wellcome Collection

Tea-Drying in Mr Hölle's Establishment, Java
Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Tea-Drying in Mr Hölle's Establishment, Java c.1876

Marianne North (1830–1890)

Oil on board

H 24.9 x W 35.5 cm

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

High Tea at the Cricket Match
© the artist. Image credit: Withington Community Hospital

High Tea at the Cricket Match

Anna Todd (b.1964)

Acrylic on board

H 214 x W 122 cm

Withington Community Hospital

The Cromwell and Thornhill Families Taking Tea
Image credit: Cromwell Museum

The Cromwell and Thornhill Families Taking Tea c.1730

Charles Philips (1708–1747)

Oil on canvas

H 71 x W 89 cm

Cromwell Museum

Indian Tea in a UK Warehouse
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Indian Tea in a UK Warehouse 1930

Keith Henderson (1883–1982) and Johnson, Riddle and Co. Ltd (active c.1927–1945) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 152.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis): Flowering Stem
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis): Flowering Stem

unknown artist

Watercolour on paper (?)

H 38.9 x W 30.5 cm

Wellcome Collection

First class ladies tea room, including fireplace
Image credit: National Museums NI

First class ladies tea room, including fireplace 1906

Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)

Glass plate negative

National Museums NI

Tea Break, Joinery Works, Shardlow, Derbyshire
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Derby Museums

Tea Break, Joinery Works, Shardlow, Derbyshire 1956

John Fineran (1935–2011)

Oil on paper

H 38.5 x W 56.5 cm

Derby Museums

Tea Gathering in Mr Hölle's Plantation at Garoet, Java
Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Tea Gathering in Mr Hölle's Plantation at Garoet, Java c.1876

Marianne North (1830–1890)

Oil on board

H 28.9 x W 50.7 cm

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

A Chinese Ceremony with Tea and Rice Bowls
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Chinese Ceremony with Tea and Rice Bowls c.1850

unknown artist

Gouache on rice paper

H 10 x W 32 cm

Wellcome Collection

Two Ladies and an Officer Seated at Tea
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Two Ladies and an Officer Seated at Tea c.1715–1720

Dutch School (attributed to)

Oil on canvas

H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm

Paintings Collection

Thomas Smith (1699/1700–1744), and His Family at Tea
Image credit: National Trust Images

Thomas Smith (1699/1700–1744), and His Family at Tea 1733

Robert West (d.1770)

Oil on canvas

H 59.5 x W 89 cm

National Trust, Upton House

Empire Tea from India, Ceylon and East Africa
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Empire Tea from India, Ceylon and East Africa

Harold Sandys Williamson (1892–1978) and Jordison & Co. Ltd (active c.1926–c.1957) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 152.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

The Burleigh Family Taking Tea at Wilbury Crescent, Hove
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum of the Home

The Burleigh Family Taking Tea at Wilbury Crescent, Hove c.1947

Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh (1869–1956)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 76.7 cm

Museum of the Home

Six Scenes from a Tamil Village and Neigbouring Tea Plantation
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Six Scenes from a Tamil Village and Neigbouring Tea Plantation c.1889

John Percival Gülich (1864–1898)

Pen, ink & blue pencil on paper (?)

H 52.1 x W 34.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

Portrait of a Lady and Maid with a Cup of Tea
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Portrait of a Lady and Maid with a Cup of Tea

Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Oil on canvas

H 106 x W 85.5 cm

Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Tea on the Lawn in front of Wonford House Hospital, Devon
Image credit: Wonford House Hospital

Tea on the Lawn in front of Wonford House Hospital, Devon

unknown artist

Oil on board

H 35.9 x W 56.3 cm

Wonford House Hospital

Dr Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds Taking Tea with Mrs Thrale
Image credit: University of Sheffield

Dr Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds Taking Tea with Mrs Thrale 1848

Edward Matthew Ward (1816–1879) (attributed to)

Oil on canvas

H 95 x W 119 cm

University of Sheffield

Two Chinese Prisoners, Shackled to Large Weights: One Prisoner Drinks Tea (?), while the Other Sits beside a Small Furnace
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Two Chinese Prisoners, Shackled to Large Weights: One Prisoner Drinks Tea (?), while the Other Sits beside a Small Furnace 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on rice paper

H 16.4 x W 25.2 cm

Wellcome Collection

Reconstructed View of the Mazawattee Tea Warehouse on Tower Hill, c.1860
© Historic Royal Palaces, Tower of London. Image credit: Tower of London – Historic Royal Palaces

Reconstructed View of the Mazawattee Tea Warehouse on Tower Hill, c.1860 2002–2003

Ivan Lapper (b.1939)

Acrylic on paper

H 58 x W 76.5 cm

Tower of London – Historic Royal Palaces

Two Indian Men: Left, a Man Bringing a Cup of Tea or Other Drink; Right, a Man Holding a Large Purple Fan or Canopy on a Pole
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Two Indian Men: Left, a Man Bringing a Cup of Tea or Other Drink; Right, a Man Holding a Large Purple Fan or Canopy on a Pole 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 26.2 x W 33.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Two Chinese Prisoners, Shackled to Large Weights: One Prisoner Sits on a Tea Bench, while the Other Fans the Flames of a Small Furnace
Image credit: Wellcome Collection
A Tea Plantation in China: Female Workers Trim the Harvested Leaves which Are Brought to Them in Panniers by a Male Worker
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Female Workers Trim the Harvested Leaves which Are Brought to Them in Panniers by a Male Worker 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.8 x W 15.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

Indian Tea Plantation, an European Lady and Gentleman on Horseback Approach the Main House, Where a Number of People Await Their Arrival
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Indian Tea Plantation, an European Lady and Gentleman on Horseback Approach the Main House, Where a Number of People Await Their Arrival 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Watercolour & pencil on paper

H 16.5 x W 19.5 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Tea Is Shown Being Weighed while Workers Tread Down Congou Tea into Chests and a Man in Western Dress Converses with a Senior Plantation Worker
Image credit: Wellcome Collection
A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Prepare the Soil for Planting Tea while Others Rest Nearby and Eat from Bowls with Chopsticks
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Prepare the Soil for Planting Tea while Others Rest Nearby and Eat from Bowls with Chopsticks 1800/1850

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.6 x W 15.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

The Market Garden of the Tropics – Ceylon Tea
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

The Market Garden of the Tropics – Ceylon Tea 1930

Edgar Ainsworth (1905–1975) and Johnson, Riddle and Co. Ltd (active c.1927–1945) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 152.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Tea Party at Lord Harrington's House, St James's 1730

Charles Philips (1708–1747)

Oil on canvas

H 102.2 x W 126.4 cm

Yale Center for British Art

Granny, Uncle Albert and May, Tea-Time, 1909–1911
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Dock Museum

Granny, Uncle Albert and May, Tea-Time, 1909–1911 1966

May Stephenson (active c.1950–1974)

Oil on board

H 38 x W 61 cm

The Dock Museum

A Chelsea Pensioner Sipping Tea out of a Saucer
Image credit: The Royal Hospital Chelsea

A Chelsea Pensioner Sipping Tea out of a Saucer

Michael William Sharp (1777–1840)

Oil on panel

H 22 x W 17.8 cm

The Royal Hospital Chelsea

Two Ladies Taking Tea in the Vicarage Garden at Bierton, Buckinghamshire
Image credit: Buckinghamshire County Museum

Two Ladies Taking Tea in the Vicarage Garden at Bierton, Buckinghamshire 1940

Rex Whistler (1905–1944)

Oil on canvas

H 30 x W 40.5 cm

Buckinghamshire County Museum

Lady with Teacup
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

Lady with Teacup 1952

Georges van Houten (1888–1964)

Oil on canvas

H 73 x W 60 cm

Examination Schools, University of Oxford

The Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, London
Image credit: Compton Verney

The Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, London c.1751

Canaletto (1697–1768)

Oil on canvas

H 51 x W 76 cm

Compton Verney

Couple Having Tea
Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

Couple Having Tea 1830–1840

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 73 cm

Southampton City Art Gallery

Still Life
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Still Life 1918

Edward Hartley Mooney (1877–1938)

Oil on canvas

H 51 x W 61 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Teatotalism
Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

Teatotalism 1795

Edward Bird (1772–1819)

Oil on panel

H 15 x W 12.5 cm

Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

Four Chinese Figures, Two Drinking Tea, Two Packing Boxes
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Four Chinese Figures, Two Drinking Tea, Two Packing Boxes c.1850

unknown artist

Gouache on rice paper

H 24 x W 35 cm

Wellcome Collection

The Village Gossips
Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

The Village Gossips c.1828

Rolinda Sharples (1793–1838)

Oil on canvas

H 73 x W 59 cm

Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Portrait of an East India Company Captain
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Portrait of an East India Company Captain c.1690

British (English) School

Oil on canvas

H 127 x W 101.5 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

East India Company Ships at Deptford
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

East India Company Ships at Deptford c.1660

British (English) School

Oil on canvas

H 91.5 x W 186.7 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

The Clipper 'Cutty Sark'
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

The Clipper 'Cutty Sark'

John Fraser (1858–1927)

Oil on canvas

H 76.2 x W 116.8 cm

Royal Museums Greenwich

A Lady Drinking Tea
Image credit: Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)

A Lady Drinking Tea

Louis Galliac (1849–1934)

Oil on canvas

H 122 x W 105 cm

Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)

A Glass of Milk
© estate of Stanley Cursiter. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

A Glass of Milk 1923

Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)

Oil on canvas

H 40.6 x W 45.7 cm

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Coupons Required
© the copyright holder. Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Coupons Required 1941

Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)

Oil on canvas

H 40.5 x W 51 cm

IWM (Imperial War Museums)