Victorian High Tea

Learn more about the delightful tea time traditions, Victorian era clothing, jewelry, and toys at the C.M. Russell Museum, Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.  Please bring a Victorian era toy or doll, and tell a story while enjoying the elegance of a high tea complete with delightful cakes, tea, sandwiches and cold meats.  The Treasure State Dollers’ will acquaint us with “The Art of Doll Collecting.” 

Traditionally the “high tea” (also known as “meat tea”) was served between 5:00 p.m. and 6 o’clock in the evening.  The term materialized from the food being eaten at a “high” table instead of at a small snack or coffee table as was common during an afternoon tea.  In a family or less informal setting the high tea would usually consist of sandwiches, biscuits, pastry, and fruit.  On farms or in working class environments a high tea would be a more traditional, substantial meal combining the afternoon tea with the evening meal. Now it is replaced by a later evening meal. 

This event is open to the public and free with Museum admission.  The Treasure State Dollers’ are members of United Federation of Doll Clubs. The program is in conjunction with the exhibition "Currier & Ives:  Printmakers to the People" on view through January 13, 2008 at the Russell Museum.