Item ST 12180 Tea Sample - Camellia sinensis, Chinese, Stick, pre 1920

Summary

Alternative Name(s): Twig Tea.

Sample of Chinese stick tea in a glass jar. A previous catalogue record described it as looking 'very cheap. Looks like tobacco stems'. Stick tea may include twigs, stems and stalks.

The tea was part of a collection of 41 tea, coffee and other food samples donated to Museums Victoria by Griffiths Bros Pty Ltd between 1914 and 1920.

Physical Description

Tea sample in domed glass jar.