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: 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...
Treasured Teapot: Ravishing Repoussage
Text by Britt Crawford • Photography by Jim Bathie
Kirk Stieff Silver’s Ram’s Head teapot displays the impressive metalwork technique.
Translated to “pushed up,” repoussé or...
Collector’s Corner: An Accidental Collection
My journey from tea drinker to teapot lover
Text and Photography by Unjeria Jackson, M.D
My passion for collecting teapots and drinking tea takes me back...
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...
Treasured Teapot: Stunning Silver
Let Gorham Silvers Buttercup teapot shine at your wintry tea table.
With a 136-year legacy, Gorham Silver maintained a reputation for manufacturing a variety of...
In the President’s Service
The History of China for The White House
Text by Britt E. Stafford
Photography Courtesy of The White House Historical Association
The White House serves as the...
Treasured Teapot: An Amorous Affair
Text by Britt E. Stafford • Photography by Nicole Du Bois
The teapot is, most notably, one of the key accoutrements to grace a table...
Collector’s Corner: Perfectly Sized
A Collection of Petite Tea Sets
Text by Catherine Lawrence • Photography by William Dickey
My miniature tea set collection began when my youngest son was...
The Complete Table: Leaves an Impression
Text by Britt Stafford • Photography by Caroline Smith
During the peacetime that followed the period of rations and conservation throughout World War II, Americans...
