Art Deco High Tea and all that...

Art Deco High Tea

High Tea as explained by The Food Lover's Companion: This British tradition is a late-afternoon or early evening meal, usually quite substantial. It originated in the 19th century as a simple, early workingman's supper. High tea can be served buffet-style or set on a table. It includes a variety of dishes such as cornish pasties, welsh rabbit, scotch wood cock and various other meat and fish dishes. Also included are plenty of buns, crumpets, biscuits and jams, as well as an elaborate array of cakes and pastries and, of course, steaming pots of hot tea.

A mini buffet! How lovely! So this is what my weekend Art Deco gal in the fabulous hat is having. I am also pretty certain she's at the Savoy Hotel and is just about to pop over to the Savoy's theatre to catch a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Perhaps it's "HMAS Pinafore". 

...and here's Poppy again but this time she's in a day outfit rather than a party outfit.

 
Art Deco Poppy III

So more Art Deco drawings from me! I think it's a pretty well established fact I've got a thing for the roaring twenties. I think it's not helped by the fact that my father talks about his mother and how she was a real live flapper. I like looking at photos of her from that time - she really did wear cloches and straight dresses with long strings of beads. Quite amazing to think of it - it seems like an eon ago yet it was less than a century.

Happy week gentle readers!

Comments

[Rebecca]

I would love to attend a high tea -- especially in a hat like that! :)

Poppy is always so incredibly fashionable.

[Saltina]

High tea and a high hat! Excellent as usual!

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful and gorgeous paintings! I adore high tea. :) Thanks for sharing the story of high tea. Hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Love to you!

[Down and Out Chic]

high tea sounds lovely. i've never heard of it so you've definitely taught me something today!

[Diana]

love them all! they get more gorgeous everytime!

[Tracy]

I think I would quite enjoy being Poppy! How lovely these are Sam! I love High Tea, except I'm not a fan of tea. I have no problem gobbling up the cakes and dainty little sammies. With my coffee :)