Oh ~ a lovely opportunity to share
a Victorian TeaCup !
to Celebrate Queen Victoria's Birthday !
June 20 1837 the new Queen Victoria
receiving the news of her accession to the throne ~ painted 1887
Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria
24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901
Both the Duke of Kent and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
She inherited the throne at the age of 18,
after her father's three elder brothers had all died without surviving legitimate issue.
One of my obvious Favourites ~
perfect for a May Birthday Party !
Victorian Violets
displays an abundance of violets.
Marked
"Victorian Violets from England's Countryside by Hammersley"
I am entirely excited
one of these Tea Cup delites is on its way home to me !
~the motif on the back of the cup is different from that on the front
some with a sweet trio of violets on the interior of the cup.
Interestingly,
the main design includes one single white violet amongst the purple ones.
In the Victorian 'language of flowers'
the purple violet represented shy modesty
~the "shrinking violet" or retiring personality~
while the white violet portrayed candor or innocent truthfulness.
So this little bouquet would convey the message
"I am too shy to speak openly,
but my words and feelings are honest and true."
Hammersley & Co was located in Longton ,
one of the six towns in Staffordshire known as "The Potteries"
later becoming Stoke-on-Trent
{ one of my fave places to visit for china searching !}
Established in the early 1880s as Harvey Adams & Co,
the name was changed to Hammersley in 1887
and based at Alsager from 1887.
The backstamp was used until 1932
when it was altered to include the pottery location "Longton".
In 1939 Hammersley was acquired by the Spode group
and the name Hammersley disappeared from the backstamps.
Hammersley
The company was bought by the American Carborundum Co. in 1966.
For me it's Always ~
Perfect timing for Violet Tea Cups !
Now I would love to introduce you to a quick
Tea Cup Tuesday Extra
since reading is so often a part of our Teatime pastimes..
her books are a FuN reflection of Diane ~
consider
and
for today's purposes of TeaTime,
here are two that are sure to please!
Tea with Emma is the first in a series called “The Teacup Novellas.”
Lucy Alexander has a serious case of writers’ block. That is, until her UPS guy delivers a box of vintage teacups – a gift from the estate of her late Aunt Lucille, her namesake. The teacups immediately take her back to memories of those many summers she spent with her beloved aunt and the special teaparties they’d share when Aunt Lucille would tell her all those wonderful stories. Suddenly the stories rush through Lucy’s mind like so many movie scenes all vying for her attention. And as those stories bombard her, she realizes her writers’ block has disappeared. A series of novellas begin to unfold in her mind. The first, a modern-day take of Jane Austen’s Emma . . .
and the second in The Teacup Novellas
Bestselling author Diane Moody does it again this time with her delightful novella series based on a family heirloom collection of vintage teacups. Each delicate cup and saucer inspires a unique stand-alone story, whether it's set in a college town in Texas, a quaint seaside village in Oregon, or a small rural town just down the road from Nashville.
Follow the legacy of these teacups
through tales of romance and mystery with a touch of faith.
Hoping your Tuesday is filled with the simple pleasure of
Taking Tea . . .
find more Tea Cups at
Martha's Favourites & Terri's
Ruth's Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Teacup Thursday with Miss Spenser
.jpg)
.jpg)
