Afternoon Tea Time
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea”. - Henry James
The theme for Smile on Saturday for the 16th of May is “tea-rific” which is the perfect theme for me, because like author Henry James, I enjoy nothing more than afternoon tea… oh, and a tea first thing in the morning… and elevenses… and a tea after dinner… and…
The tea set in this photograph is a Roslyn “Minuet” tea set, made in England in the 1930s.
Roslyn China was originally a trade name used by Reid and Company, which operated from 1913 to 1946 in Longton, Staffordshire. They continued to operate until 1963 from the Park Place Works. The company became a subsidiary of Royal Albert. The building in which the pottery was based, Park Place Works, is now part of the Gladstone Pottery Museum.
Afternoon Tea Time
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea”. - Henry James
The theme for Smile on Saturday for the 16th of May is “tea-rific” which is the perfect theme for me, because like author Henry James, I enjoy nothing more than afternoon tea… oh, and a tea first thing in the morning… and elevenses… and a tea after dinner… and…
The tea set in this photograph is a Roslyn “Minuet” tea set, made in England in the 1930s.
Roslyn China was originally a trade name used by Reid and Company, which operated from 1913 to 1946 in Longton, Staffordshire. They continued to operate until 1963 from the Park Place Works. The company became a subsidiary of Royal Albert. The building in which the pottery was based, Park Place Works, is now part of the Gladstone Pottery Museum.