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A spangled wool netted cover for a tea-poy, square work-table, or if drawn together at the top, makes a glittering fire-veil
The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. Unknown
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Kate and I took much pleasure in choosing our tea-poys; hers had a mandarin parading on the top, and mine a flight of birds and a pagoda; and we often used them afterward, for Miss Honora asked us to come to tea whenever we liked.
--Sarah Orne Jewett, 1877, Deephaven
January 28, 2010