The Complete Table: Hearts and Flowers
A pretty Royal Crown Derby pattern from the past finds new life in a new millennium.
The delicate geometric designs and stylized hearts and flowers of...
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...
The Chitra Collection: European Porcelains
Text by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of N Sethia Foundation
Once the recipe for the production of porcelain had been discovered in Germany in...
The Chitra Collection: Tea Wares of Japan
Text by Jane Pettigrew • Photography Courtesy of N Sethia Foundation
The third article about the collection of historic teawares owned by the N Sethia Foundation...
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...
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 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...
Our Favorite Blue and White Teapots
Check out favorite blue and white teapots from the pages of TeaTime.
Knives for the Tea Table
Knives, whether adorned with ivory, silver, sterling, or mother-of-pearl, add unique charm and practical function to the tea table.
