Gregg Perry

The Historic Preservationist

Arts EN ↓ 1035 episodes

Conservation scholar Gregg Perry will lead us back into time on a journey of restoring and conserving 17th -19th century period architecture furnishings and timepieces.

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Gregg Perry

Episodes

Episode. 918. Tea For The Lower Classes. 21.02.2026 8:37

Servants were charged to drink tea by their masters, the lower classes may not have had the best quality water and second rate or inferior tea leaves at best.

Episode. 917. Tea and Politics. 21.02.2026 8:36

Some countries in Europe drank tea while others coffee, smuggling and taxation were a big part of teas expansion and acceptance.

Episode. 916. French Cheeses Today. 21.02.2026 5:41

Changing attitudes toward cheese, Gourmet shops, the effect of supermarkets, cheese markets.

Episode. 915. Cheese, Wine and Bread. 21.02.2026 7:49

The “Holy Trinity on The Table”, actions of yeast and bacteria, accompanying breads, which wine to choose?

Episode. 914. The Origins Of Cheese. 21.02.2026 5:03

Ancient cheese history, sheep-goats -cows, cheese in Ancient Greece and Rome, cheese and language.

Episode. 913. Components of Chester County Tall Case Clocks. 20.02.2026 15:41

From case builders to; dial painters, movement makers and purchasers, hand and weight makers etc.

Episode. 912. Chester County Pennsylvania Clocks. 20.02.2026 8:45

The origins and beginnings of the Grandfather clock in the county.

Episode. 911. Furniture Finishing. 20.02.2026 21:53

Explanations; of surface prep, staining, and film-finish coating .

Episode. 910. Illicit Tea of The Eighteenth Century. 18.02.2026 7:17

Tea the hottest commodity peaked the smugglers creativity.

Episode. 909. The Eighteenth Century Tea For Sale. 18.02.2026 11:30

In the beginning of the 18th century, women could not purchase tea, by mid-century that changed, and tea was being consumed in London by the ton.

Episode. 908. Tea Wares And Furniture. 17.02.2026 13:11

Suppliers from China and Japan struggled to keep up with the demand of porcelain tea wares. In addition, tea tables and silver tea accoutrements were being designed for the wealthy.

Episode 907. Early Tea Rituals. 17.02.2026 9:36

Explore the proper equipment for tea, including sugar and milk.

Episode. 906. Tea and Mealtimes. 17.02.2026 6:59

The switch from alcohol to Tea begins

Episode. 905. Tea In The Home. 17.02.2026 12:33

With tea came equipment to heat it, porcelain for serving it and specialty silver ware.

Episode. 904. Tea in Coffee Houses. 17.02.2026 9:52

Tea drinking quickly matched the consumption of beer, ale and coffee.

Episode. 903. The First Tea Shipments To London. 17.02.2026 9:53

It was the Chinese in fact that were the first to set up trade routes to Londons wealthy elite.

Episode. 902. The Origins of Tea. 17.02.2026 9:29

Where did tea originate at; Japan, India, or China?