Combined vessel lid and tea bag receptacle and method of using

A tableware tea piece comprising a shaped disc comprising a perimeter and two principal surfaces either side of said perimeter, a first principal surface and a second principal surface, wherein said second principal surface comprises a well spaced inside the perimeter, said well being impervious to aqueous liquids, wherein the perimeter comprises a perimeter recess, wherein two end points of said perimeter recess along the perimeter define an angle S relative to a vertex disposed at a geometric center point of the tea piece, wherein the angle S is greater than 25°, wherein the second surface comprises a drip projection and a ledge, wherein the tea piece is capable of being placed to act as a lid on a vessel containing hot water with the first surface uppermost such that the perimeter recess provides a ventilation aperture within a rim of the vessel and such that the drip projection sits within a rim of the vessel while the ledge sits on the rim of the vessel, wherein the tea piece is capable of inversion and placing on a horizontal surface with the second principal surface uppermost and the first principal surface supporting the piece after said inversion such that the inverted tea is capable of acting as a receptacle for a used tea bag such that tea which emanates from the used tea bag is contained on the second principal surface within the well and does not spill onto the horizontal surface.