Tea symbolizes social history in nineteenth-century Britain.

Evidence

So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1413

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1413
• XREF: connects to: Tea’s global trade shaped British national identity. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1403; Promoting tea helped control social problems related to alcohol. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1408; History shapes diet and taste, not the reverse