Teapoy
In this article Teapoy will be analyzed in detail, with the aim of delving into its importance, impact and relevance in today's society. Teapoy is a topic that has gained great interest in recent years, and its influence covers different areas, from technology to culture. Through a multidisciplinary approach, various aspects related to Teapoy will be addressed, such as its history, evolution, implications and possible future scenarios. By collecting data, expert opinions and critical analysis, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive and updated vision of Teapoy, in order to contribute to the debate and reflection on this topic.
A teapoy is an item of furniture. The word is of Indian origin, and was originally used to describe a three-legged table, literally meaning "three feet" in Hindi.[1][2]
By erroneous association with the word "tea"[1] in the middle of the 19th century,[3] it is also used to describe a table with a container for tea, or a table for holding a tea service. In the 19th century, the word was also sometimes applied to a large porcelain or earthenware tea caddy, and more frequently to the small bottles, often of enamel, which fitted into receptacles in the caddy and actually contained the tea.[4]
Teapoys were small three-legged tables with a tabletop turning into a shallow box by 1820s that turned into a tea chest by the middle of the 19th century, at the same time woods (rosewood, mahogany, walnut) were supplemented by the papier-mâché, resulting in highly decorative designs with inlays of ivory and mother-of-pearl.[5]
See also
- Charpoy, a bed with four legs
- Coffee table
References
- ^ a b OED, teapoy, etymology: from Hindi tīn three + Persian. pāï foot.
- ^ Gloag & Edwards 1991, p. 664.
- ^ Gloag & Edwards 1991, p. 665.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tea-poy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 486.
- ^ Gloag & Edwards 1991, pp. 664–666.
Sources
- Gloag, John; Edwards, Clive (1991). "Teapoy". A Complete Dictionary of Furniture. Overlook Press. pp. 664–666. ISBN 978-0-87951-414-3. OCLC 1063834296.