Coming in 2025!
Tuesday Tea at Carpenters’ Hall
February 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Carpenters’ Hall, 320 Chestnut St.
$85pp
Enjoy afternoon tea—with a delicious array of sweet and savory treats*—in the historic, elegant interior of Carpenters’ Hall, the architectural jewel box in Old City that in 1774 hosted George Washington, John Adams, Patrick Henry and the other delegates of the First Continental Congress as they formed a new shared American identity and laid the foundation for independence. Join Dolley Todd Madison, wife of President James Madison and the new nation’s most gracious hostess, who will describe the important role tea played in the colonial economy and, indeed, in the American Revolution itself (the Boston Tea Party is only part of the story!). Carpenters’ Hall’s rarely seen historic six-piece silver tea service will also be on display.
*vegetarian and gluten-free options available
Book now here or order a gift certificate here as the perfect holiday present for the tea lover in your life!
Presented in partnership with Carpenters’ Hall and Historic Philadelphia Inc.
This silver tea set was donated to Carpenters’ Hall by Company member, architect, and historian Charles Peterson in 1986.
Rosenbach Tea Tour
February 25th, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
The Rosenbach, 2008 Delancey Place
$30pp
To learn more about the history and culture of tea, visit The Rosenbach Museum & Library on February 25 at 1:30 p.m. (separate ticket required). There you will see historic, handwritten documents and beautiful artworks that explore the global connections forged via the thriving European tea market in the 1600s and 1700s, as well as the role tea played in the cultural history of the British Empire.
Register here now.