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 2020
    Lindsey Mendick (b.1987)
    Glazed ceramic
    H 22 x W 30 cm
    Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
    Tea
    © the artist. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Image courtesy of the artist and Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate

  • Tea 1970–1971
    David Tindle (b.1932)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 81 x W 100.5 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Tea
    © the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Tea Circles 2015
    Fouzia Zafar (b.1971)
    Etching on paper
    H 28 x W 34.5 cm
    Scarborough Museums and Galleries
    Tea Circles
    © the artist. Image credit: Scarborough Museums and Galleries

  • Morning Tea
    Frank Huddlestone Potter (1845–1887)
    Oil on panel
    H 71 x W 30 cm
    The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
    Morning Tea
    Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

  • Afternoon Tea
    Graeme Hopper (b.1961)
    Metal
    Afternoon Tea
    © the artist. Image credit: Lynda Golightly / Art UK

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

  • Tea Time
    Bernard de Hoog (1867–1943)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.8 x W 66 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Tea Time
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Tea Landscape 1989
    Robert Maclaurin (b.1961)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152 x W 168 cm
    Fife Council
    Tea Landscape
    © the artist. Image credit: Fife Cultural Trust, on behalf of Fife Council

  • Afternoon Tea
    Walter Dendy Sadler (1854–1923)
    Oil on canvas
    H 65 x W 84 cm
    Cardiff Council
    Afternoon Tea
    Image credit: Cardiff Council

  • Afternoon Tea 1895
    Harry Brooker (1848–1940)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.2 x W 92 cm
    Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
    Afternoon Tea
    Image credit: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

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

  • Tea Time
    Thomas McEwan (1846–1914)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.7 x W 61 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Tea Time
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Afternoon Tea 1879
    Jean Carolus (1814–1897)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 97 cm
    Shipley Art Gallery
    Afternoon Tea
    Image credit: Shipley Art Gallery

  • Tea Things 1932
    Henry Lamb (1883–1960)
    Oil on canvas
    H 47 x W 52.2 cm
    Birmingham Museums Trust
    Tea Things
    © estate of Henry Lamb / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

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

  • Tea Shop 1938
    William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 82.5 x W 76.2 cm
    Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
    Tea Shop
    © estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of The William Roberts Society. Image credit: Atkinson Art Gallery 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
    Ladies Taking Tea
    © The Stonebridge Trust. Image credit: The Pierrepont Collection

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

  • 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 Room
    © estate of Stanley Cursiter. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: 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
    William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 35.5 x W 40.7 cm
    The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
    Tea and Toast
    Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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

  • The Tea Table 1920–1937
    Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.6 x W 75 cm
    Silk Heritage Trust
    The Tea Table
    Image credit: Silk Heritage Trust

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

  • Chinese Tea Garden, Peking 1938 or before
    Ian Fairweather (1891–1974)
    Oil on board
    H 63.9 x W 81 cm
    National Museums NI
    Chinese Tea Garden, Peking
    © estate of Ian Fairweather. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: National Museums NI

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

  • 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
    Drinking Empire-Grown Tea
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • Tea at Four
    Suzanne O'Driscoll (b.1955)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 121.7 x W 106 cm
    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
    Tea at Four
    © the artist. Image credit: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

  • 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
    Two Girls at Tea
    Image credit: Somerset County Council

  • Interlocking Tea Set
    Ian Rylatt
    Ceramic
    H 18.5 x W 27 x D 27 cm
    University of South Wales Art Collection Museum
    Interlocking Tea Set
    © the artist. Image credit: University of South Wales Art Collection 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 Cup of Tea
    © estate of Peter de Francia, courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London. Image credit: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

  • A Tea Party 1862
    Thomas George Webster (1800–1886)
    Oil on panel
    H 50.8 x W 61 cm
    Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
    A Tea Party
    Image credit: Bridgeman Images

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

  • Old Woman Pouring Tea 19th C
    British (English) School
    Oil on canvas
    H 30.5 x W 25.5 cm
    Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
    Old Woman Pouring Tea
    Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

  • 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
    An Empire Tea Plantation
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • A Cup of Tea 1905
    Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 40.6 cm
    Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
    A Cup of Tea
    Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

  • Tea on the Lawn
    Marjorie Brooks (1904–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.8 x W 76.2 cm
    Brighton & Hove Museums
    Tea on the Lawn
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

  • Tea at Four
    Suzanne O'Driscoll (b.1955)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 121 x W 244 cm
    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
    Tea at Four
    © the artist. Image credit: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

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

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

  • The Slade Tea Party 1924
    Seóirse Macantsionnaigh (1902–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.2 x W 101.6 cm
    UCL Culture
    The Slade Tea Party
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: UCL Culture

  • The Tea Clipper 'Medina'
    Philip John Ouless (1817–1885)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53.5 x W 84 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    The Tea Clipper 'Medina'
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Tea and Poker Break 1984
    Susan Henderson (active 1979–1985)
    Oil on paper
    H 41.9 x W 49.1 cm
    Parliamentary Art Collection
    Tea and Poker Break
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Parliamentary Art Collection

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

  • Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C
    unknown artist
    Brick & tile
    H 126.5 x W 80 x D 54 cm
    Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection
    Chinese Tea-Taster
    Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

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

  • Tea Drinking Nude 1936
    Leslie Cole (1910–1976)
    Lithograph on paper
    H 17.5 x W 11.5 cm
    Museum & Art Swindon
    Tea Drinking Nude
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon

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

  • 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
    Picking Empire-Grown Tea
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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

  • Tea Clipper Race
    Harry Berstecher (1893–1983)
    Oil on canvas
    H 97 x W 157 cm
    Scottish Fisheries Museum
    Tea Clipper Race
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Scottish Fisheries Museum

  • The Tea Party 1893
    Albert Starling (1858–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 94 x W 132 cm
    National Trust, Killerton
    The Tea Party
    Image credit: National Trust Images

  • 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 1987
    Lucinda Denning (b.1962)
    Oil on canvas
    H 175 x W 170 cm
    St George's, University of London
    Tea in the Park
    © the artist. Image credit: St George's, University of London

  • The Tea Table early 1940s
    Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63 x W 43 cm
    Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
    The Tea Table
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

  • 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
    Chinese Tea-Taster
    Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

  • Flower of the Tea 1887–8
    Mortimer L. Menpes (1855–1938)
    Oil on wood
    H 26.7 x W 17.1 cm
    Tate
    Flower of the Tea
    Image credit: Tate

  • A Couple Drinking Tea c.1800
    Chinese School
    Oil on canvas
    H 43 x W 58.3 cm
    Brighton & Hove Museums
    A Couple Drinking Tea
    Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

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

  • The Tea Party 1916
    Hilda Fearon (1878–1917)
    Oil on canvas
    H 54.6 x W 66 cm
    Tate
    The Tea Party
    Image credit: Tate

  • 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
    A Tea Party
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • The Tea Table 1920
    Harold Charles Harvey (1874–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 59.5 cm
    Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
    The Tea Table
    Image credit: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

  • The Café (Tea Gardens) 1935
    Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 44 x W 59.5 cm
    Bury Art Museum
    The Café (Tea Gardens)
    © estate of Victor Pasmore. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Bury Art Museum

  • 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
    Drink Empire-Grown Tea
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • Tea at Furlongs 1939
    Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 35 x W 43 cm
    Fry Art Gallery
    Tea at Furlongs
    Image credit: Fry Art Gallery

  • Tea Break – Etna Tip 1988
    Joseph Chesters (b.1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.5 x W 91 cm
    Flintshire Museums Service
    Tea Break – Etna Tip
    © the artist. Image credit: Flintshire Museums Service

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

  • A Tea Clipper
    John Fraser (1858–1927)
    Oil on canvas on board
    H 45.5 x W 78.4 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    A Tea Clipper
    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
    The Tea Clipper ‘Thermopylae’
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Tea Ladies, Show Day
    Rita Greig (1918–2011)
    Oil on canvas
    H 21 x W 23 cm
    RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
    Tea Ladies, Show Day
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

  • Afternoon, Tea Time 1896
    Henry Strachey (1863–1940)
    Oil on canvas
    H 225 x W 255 cm
    Brockwell Hall
    Afternoon, Tea Time
    Image credit: Brockwell Hall

  • The Tea Pot 1918
    Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm
    Tate
    The Tea Pot
    Image credit: Tate

  • Chinese Tea-Taster late 18th C
    unknown artist
    Brick & tile
    Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection
    Chinese Tea-Taster
    Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

  • 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
    Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61.1 x W 51 cm
    The Hepworth Wakefield
    The Tea Room
    Image credit: The Hepworth Wakefield

  • The Tea Garden engraved 1790
    George Morland (1763–1804)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.6 x W 50.5 cm
    Tate
    The Tea Garden
    Image credit: Tate

  • 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
    Afternoon Tea in Holland
    Image credit: Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

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

  • Cup of Tea
    James MacKeown (b.1961)
    Oil on Masonite
    H 39 x W 23.5 cm
    Northern Ireland Civil Service
    Cup of Tea
    © the artist. Image credit: Northern Ireland Civil Service

  • The Tea Party 1919
    Malcolm Drummond (1880–1945)
    Oil on strawboard
    H 48 x W 61.3 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    The Tea Party
    Image credit: 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
    unknown artist
    Gouache on paper (?)
    H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm
    Wellcome Collection
    A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Trimming the Tea Leaves
    Image credit: Wellcome Collection

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

  • A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Sifting Tea Leaves
    unknown artist
    Gouache on paper (?)
    H 33.8 x W 44.8 cm
    Wellcome Collection
    A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Sifting Tea Leaves
    Image credit: Wellcome Collection

  • 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
    An English Family at Tea
    Image credit: Tate

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

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

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

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

  • Tea Service on a Tray c.1770
    British School
    Oil on canvas
    H 65.1 x W 101.3 cm
    Paintings Collection
    Tea Service on a Tray
    Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

  • Virginia Water Tea House, Surrey 1905
    Francis Vingoe (1879–1940)
    Oil on canvas
    H 26 x W 36 cm
    Chertsey Museum
    Virginia Water Tea House, Surrey
    Image credit: Chertsey Museum

  • Afternoon Tea in a Garden
    Hugh Oswald Blaker (1873–1936)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75.6 x W 74 cm
    Gregynog Hall
    Afternoon Tea in a Garden
    Image credit: Gregynog Hall

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

  • 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
    And we'll all have tea
    Image credit: 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 1670–1685
    Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraten (1629/1630–1700)
    Oil on canvas
    H 24.8 x W 36.6 cm
    Sheffield Museums
    Still Life with Tea Cups
    Image credit: Sheffield 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 Table in the Garden
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

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

  • 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 after 1740
    Philippe Mercier (1689–1760) (style of)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.8 x W 70.5 cm
    National Galleries of Scotland
    A Girl with a Tea Cup
    Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

  • Corby Steelworks, Men on a Tea Break 20th C
    unknown artist
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 92 cm
    North Northamptonshire Council
    Corby Steelworks, Men on a Tea Break
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: North Northamptonshire Council

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

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

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

  • Still Life with a Tea Pot c.1929
    Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
    Oil on canvas
    H 59.5 x W 49.5 cm
    Charleston
    Still Life with a Tea Pot
    © Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Charleston

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

  • Thruppence-Worth O' Aul' Tea Breed 1977
    Andrew Scott Craig (1917–1985)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49.3 x W 39 cm
    Bangor University
    Thruppence-Worth O' Aul' Tea Breed
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Bangor University

  • 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: Workers Load Boxes of Tea for Export onto Rafts
    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: Women Picking and Sifting 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
    A Tea Plantation in China: Workers Carrying and Picking Out Tea Leaves
    Image credit: Wellcome Collection

  • Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style 1961
    David Hockney (b.1937)
    Oil on canvas
    H 232.5 x W 83 cm
    Tate
    Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style
    © David Hockney. Image credit: Tate

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

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

  • High Tea at the Cricket Match
    Anna Todd (b.1964)
    Acrylic on board
    H 214 x W 122 cm
    Withington Community Hospital
    High Tea at the Cricket Match
    © the artist. Image credit: Withington Community Hospital

  • The Cromwell and Thornhill Families Taking Tea c.1730
    Charles Philips (1708–1747)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71 x W 89 cm
    Cromwell Museum
    The Cromwell and Thornhill Families Taking Tea
    Image credit: Cromwell Museum

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

  • Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis): Flowering Stem
    unknown artist
    Watercolour on paper (?)
    H 38.9 x W 30.5 cm
    Wellcome Collection
    Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis): Flowering Stem
    Image credit: Wellcome Collection

  • First class ladies tea room, including fireplace 1906
    Robert John Welch (1859–1936) and Harland & Wolff (founded 1861)
    Glass plate negative
    National Museums NI
    First class ladies tea room, including fireplace
    Image credit: National Museums NI



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

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

  • A Chinese Ceremony with Tea and Rice Bowls c.1850
    unknown artist
    Gouache on rice paper
    H 10 x W 32 cm
    Wellcome Collection
    A Chinese Ceremony with Tea and Rice Bowls
    Image credit: Wellcome Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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
    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

  • 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 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 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 1800/1850
    unknown artist
    Gouache on paper (?)
    H 9.8 x W 15.7 cm
    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

  • 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
    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

  • 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 1800/1850
    unknown artist
    Gouache on paper (?)
    H 9.6 x W 15.7 cm
    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

  • 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
    The Market Garden of the Tropics – Ceylon Tea
    Image credit: 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 1966
    May Stephenson (active c.1950–1974)
    Oil on board
    H 38 x W 61 cm
    The Dock Museum
    Granny, Uncle Albert and May, Tea-Time, 1909–1911
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Dock Museum

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

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

  • Lady with Teacup 1952
    Georges van Houten (1888–1964)
    Oil on canvas
    H 73 x W 60 cm
    Examination Schools, University of Oxford
    Lady with Teacup
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

  • The Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, London c.1751
    Canaletto (1697–1768)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    Compton Verney
    The Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, London
    Image credit: Compton Verney

  • Couple Having Tea 1830–1840
    unknown artist
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 73 cm
    Southampton City Art Gallery
    Couple Having Tea
    Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

  • Still Life 1918
    Edward Hartley Mooney (1877–1938)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 61 cm
    Manchester Art Gallery
    Still Life
    Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

  • Teatotalism 1795
    Edward Bird (1772–1819)
    Oil on panel
    H 15 x W 12.5 cm
    Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
    Teatotalism
    Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

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

  • The Village Gossips c.1828
    Rolinda Sharples (1793–1838)
    Oil on canvas
    H 73 x W 59 cm
    Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
    The Village Gossips
    Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

  • 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
    Portrait of an East India Company Captain
    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
    East India Company Ships at Deptford
    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
    The Clipper 'Cutty Sark'
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London



  • A Lady Drinking Tea
    Louis Galliac (1849–1934)
    Oil on canvas
    H 122 x W 105 cm
    Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)
    A Lady Drinking Tea
    Image credit: Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)

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

  • Coupons Required 1941
    Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.5 x W 51 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Coupons Required
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)