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There were only enough plates, cups, saucers, and serving dishes to serve about 10 guests, [1] and what china remained was mismatched and damaged. [13] [14] [15] Harriet Lane had purchased no new china during the Buchanan administration, limiting her purchases to crystal and gold spoons for use during tea parties and coffee receptions. [1]
Cabinet Cup and Saucer- 'Snipe Shooting' and 'Worm Fishing', Worcester porcelain, Chamberlain's Factory, c. 1813–16 In European porcelain, a cabinet cup is an unusually richly decorated cup, normally with a saucer, that did not form part of a tea service but was sold singly (or in a pair) to give as a present or to collectors.
This is a Chinese Yixing tea set used to serve guest which contains the following items. A Yixing teapot; A tray to trap the wasted tea/water. Cups to drink the tea. A tea tool kit which contains the following: digger, funnel, needle, shuffle, tongs and vase. A brush to wipe the wasted tea all over the tray to create an even tea stain.
There is a blue and white Jingdezhen porcelain stem cup, that has a silver stand and a gold cover (this dated 1437), all decorated with dragons. Presumably many such sets existed, but recycling the precious metal elements was too tempting at some point, leaving only the porcelain cups.
Cups for morning tea are conventionally larger than cups for afternoon tea. Higher quality teacups are typically made of fine white translucent porcelain and decorated with patterns. Some collectors acquire numerous one-of-a-kind cups with matching saucers. Such decorative cups may be souvenirs of a location, person, or event.
Cup and saucer commissioned to mark the birth of Princess Margaret. 1930 - The Duchess of York commissioned a tea service to mark the birth of Princess Margaret Rose (later Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon). This pattern also has two birds, as well as marguerite and rose flower designs, referring to the given names of the princess.