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Tea rooms, restaurants, and cafes may offer free tea leaf readings and other fortune telling services to their customers. Their announcements of these services can be found on business cards, newspaper print advertisements, postcards, and matchbook covers. | Tea rooms, restaurants, and cafes may offer free tea leaf readings and other fortune telling services to their customers. Their announcements of these services can be found on business cards, newspaper print advertisements, postcards, and matchbook covers. | ||
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| + | File:Gypsy-tea-kettle-match-2c.jpg|1940s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | ||
File:Advertisement-Gypsy-Tea-Kettle-NYC-Black-and-White.jpg|Advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | File:Advertisement-Gypsy-Tea-Kettle-NYC-Black-and-White.jpg|Advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | ||
File:Gypsy-tea-kettle-match-4c.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | File:Gypsy-tea-kettle-match-4c.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | ||
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File:Gypsy-tea-kettle-professor-punditjee.jpg|Advertisement for Prof. Punditjee, who read palms at the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | File:Gypsy-tea-kettle-professor-punditjee.jpg|Advertisement for Prof. Punditjee, who read palms at the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City | ||
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File:Kansas city egyptian tea 25887.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Egyptian Tea Room in Kansas City, Missouri, front | File:Kansas city egyptian tea 25887.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Egyptian Tea Room in Kansas City, Missouri, front | ||
| - | File: | + | File:Egyptian-Tea-Room-Kansas-City-Missouri-Don-Luis-Ad.jpg|Advertisement for Don Luis, the Boy Who Sees Tomorrow, reading at the Egyptian Tea Room in Kansas City, Missouri, |
File:Gypsy-Tea-Shop.-matchbook-interior.jpg|1930s Matchbook for The Gypsy Tea Shop in Denver, Colorado | File:Gypsy-Tea-Shop.-matchbook-interior.jpg|1930s Matchbook for The Gypsy Tea Shop in Denver, Colorado | ||
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File:T pa pittsburgh gypsy tea 226332.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, front | File:T pa pittsburgh gypsy tea 226332.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, front | ||
File:T pa pittsburgh gypsy tea 22633.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, back | File:T pa pittsburgh gypsy tea 22633.jpg|1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, back | ||
| + | File:Matchbook-chicago-new-temple-of-fortune-tea-room-36-w-randolph.jpg|Matchbook cover for the New Temple of Fortune Tea Room in Chicago, Illinois | ||
| + | File:Spanish-Court-Tea-Room-Madame-Evelyn-Advertisement.jpg|Advertisement for lunch and a reading with Madame Evelyn at the Spanish Court Tea Room | ||
| + | File:Wishing-cup-business-card.jpg|1930s business card for Ross, formerly of the Gypsy Tea Shop, now reading at the Wishing Cup in Boston, Massachusetts | ||
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| + | The above mini-gallery is just a placeholder for what this page will become. More text and art will be forthcoming. Watch us grow! | ||
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| + | <i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent | ||
| + | <br><b>The Mystic Tea Room</b></i> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Tea Leaf Symbols in Art]] | ||
| + | * [[Tea Leaf Reading in Art]] | ||
| + | * [[Advertisements for Tea Leaf Reading Services]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mystictearoom.com/lamadama.html Harry Roseland's Fortune Teller Art] | ||
| + | * [[Tea Company Booklets|Tea Company Booklet Art]] | ||
| + | * [[The Ceylonese Tea-Plucker in Art]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Tea Leaf Art]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:18, 15 August 2022
Tea rooms, restaurants, and cafes may offer free tea leaf readings and other fortune telling services to their customers. Their announcements of these services can be found on business cards, newspaper print advertisements, postcards, and matchbook covers.
 1940s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City |
 Advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City |
 1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City |
 Advertisement for Prof. Punditjee, who read palms at the Gypsy Tea Kettle in New York City |
 1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Egyptian Tea Room in Kansas City, Missouri, front |
 Advertisement for Don Luis, the Boy Who Sees Tomorrow, reading at the Egyptian Tea Room in Kansas City, Missouri, |
 1930s Matchbook for The Gypsy Tea Shop in Denver, Colorado |
 1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, front |
 1930s matchbook cover advertisement for the Gypsy Tea Shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, back |
 Matchbook cover for the New Temple of Fortune Tea Room in Chicago, Illinois |
 Advertisement for lunch and a reading with Madame Evelyn at the Spanish Court Tea Room |
 1930s business card for Ross, formerly of the Gypsy Tea Shop, now reading at the Wishing Cup in Boston, Massachusetts |
The above mini-gallery is just a placeholder for what this page will become. More text and art will be forthcoming. Watch us grow!
catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room
See Also
- Tea Leaf Symbols in Art
- Tea Leaf Reading in Art
- Advertisements for Tea Leaf Reading Services
- Harry Roseland's Fortune Teller Art
- Tea Company Booklet Art
- The Ceylonese Tea-Plucker in Art
