Limited Edition Charleston 250th Anniversary ‘Charles Towne Tea’ Commemorative Tin
Description: Charles Towne Tea is our Charleston tribute in the 250th Anniversary Celebration Cities series — commemorating one of the cities that helped shape the story of the American Revolution.
The tin is wrapped in a harbor view inspired by Thomas Leitch’s 1774 painting, A View of Charles-Town, a panoramic scene that looks across the water toward the city. Its perspective gives the design a strong sense of place, especially fitting for a city shaped by trade, tea, and the waterfront.
Known as Charles Town until 1783, the city stood at the heart of South Carolina’s Revolutionary story. In 1776, as the capital of the State of South Carolina, Charleston helped define a pivotal year. That spring, the state adopted its own constitution. On June 28, patriot forces secured a major victory at Sullivan’s Island. On August 5, the Declaration of Independence was first publicly read in South Carolina in Charleston.
Inside the tin is our East Indian tea, a brisk, malty black tea that connects naturally to Charleston’s own tea history. In the years leading up to the Revolution, Charlestonians repeatedly resisted taxed East India Company tea. In December 1773, 257 chests of tea aboard the London were refused and left unclaimed. In November 1774, seven chests of “East India” tea aboard the Britannia were destroyed and cast into the Cooper River, becoming part of Charleston’s own tea protest story.
Ingredients: Assam Black Tea, Orange Pekoe
Size/ Type: 3 oz loose tea sealed in black commemorative tea tin
Shelf Life: 3 Years
Hand Packaged by Oliver Pluff & Co. in Charleston, South Carolina
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