The Chitra Collection: British and European Pottery and Stoneware
Text by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of N Sethia Foundation
European producers of ceramic wares were fascinated by the exquisite beauty and fine quality...
Essential Tea-Table Extras: The History of Dainty Accoutrements
by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of Replacements, Ltd.
The prettiest tea tables are always dressed with exquisite porcelain teacups and saucers, fine silver teaspoons, little linen...
The Three-Tier Cake Stand
By Jane Pettigrew
Today’s tea tables almost always feature a tiered cake stand that elegantly displays an eye-catching array of mouthwatering sandwiches, scones, and pastries....
Tea Towels: More Than Decoration
Since its humble beginnings as a drying cloth, the tea towel has taken its place around a loaf of freshly baked bread, as a...
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: 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...
Collector’s Corner: Linens for Tea
A collector’s passion to set a pretty table
Text by Jeannie McGehee • Photography by John O'Hagan
My love of linens came from dinners at my...
The Timeless Treasure of Silver Teapots
The art of collecting and taking care of antique silver tea wares
Text by Katherine Cloninger
Polished to shiny perfection and deeply coveted by antique collectors...
Collector’s Corner: My English Teapot Collection
An array of vintage and contemporary treasures
Text by Eileen Bostick • Photography by Jim Bathie
Tea has been a pleasant part of my life ever...
The Complete Table: Efflorescent Autumn
The equinox on September 23 marks the beginning of a season of simple pleasures—chills in the air, changing colors of leaves, apples and gourds...
