The Complete Table: Sending Winter Greetings
A classic Christmas pattern brightens the holidays.
Text by Betty Terry • Photography by Marcy Black Simpson
A pretty Christmas china pattern is a boon to a busy hostess...
Replacing Priceless Pieces of China
Replacements, Ltd.’s Chris Kirkman explains the finer points of replacing lost, damaged, or missing pieces of china.
The Little Teapot That Could
Holding a Brown Betty teapot is like holding a bit of British history in your hand.
The Complete Table: A Rosy Affair
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography by Caroline Smith
William Shakespeare’s titular character Juliet once said, “A rose by any other name would smell...
The Complete Table: An English Classic
Royal Albert’s Old Country Roses is the best-selling bone china pattern in the world.
In 1962, the Royal Albert Company introduced a new china pattern...
The Complete Table: Coming Up Roses
The chintz pattern first arrived in Europe from India in the early 17th century in the form of brightly printed calico fabric with vibrant...
The Complete Table: Asian Inspired
It's easy to set an elegant tea table with Wedgwood Kutani Crane, an Asian-inspired design with English style. Created in 1971 to pay homage...
The Complete Table: Buds and Blooms
Spode Romney makes a lovely focal point for a springtime tea.
Different types of flora have served as a muse for paintings, symbolism in literary...
The Complete Table: Ready for a Sea Change
Few things are prettier than a tea table set with translucent bone china. And when the china has an embossed pattern such as that...
The Complete Table: Setting the Table with Family Heirlooms
The late 19th and early 20th centuries, no china company was more popular among American brides than Haviland. The company, founded in 1842 by American...
