Very Chintz Rosina.... Rosina....

Good Morning beautiful world in the state of Oklahoma, USA!
So this is my lovely morning.....

Soft gospel music to give thanks to God... for a beautifully cool crisp April Morning....

It's a new (ES - estate sale) Tea pot.... and my dainty English Rosina Bone China Chintz Pattern Tea Cup and Sauce..... Noting that it must be a series... and I have the month of JUNE!

A few pinterest friends label it as VINTAGE... abt $25 bucks or so...

My first deep gorgeous blooms of purple.... a bunch of lighter purple line the fence line.... (much future work to be done!!) 

I WANT A NEW PATIO... ideas galore

I often click my own side-bar Tea-Time friends.... 
I hope you'll do the same.   I've joined this weeks' LINKY party with 

Tuesday's Cup of Tea 

plus  Sandi at NO PLACE LIKE HOME

plus Bernideen's Blog

Won't you be my neighbor.... follow me and remember....

Wishin U  ~ Wells of Joy  in 2016

Beverly 

Spring Planting .... in a Tea Cup

Most Unusual Shape of Tea Cup Handle!

Is My Tea Cup Rare - - or is it a faker?

Today's lovely teacup.... I fell in love with it.... I could barely recognize the Anysley marking on the back ....  it has what I might call an overlay of ROYALE IMPERIAL.....

Really messy looking backstamp.... but the cup is a beauty.. flawless as well as the matching saucer.  A good weight for fine bone china.

Rare or a faker...???   I noticed how unusual was the tea cup handle!  It extends and rests so wonderfully atop the cup.  Delicate... not protruding... Just lovely!

A vivid yellow rose bouquet... crisp white and glowing gilt.  Scalloped edge on cup and saucer!

The wide mouth at

Vivid  with a perfect floral bouquet deep in the center, coupled with crisp white and glowing gilt combine to make this cup and saucer ultra striking!

Overview

• Vintage item from the 1930s
• Materials: fine bone china, bone china, porcelain, English fine bone china, china, vintage fine bone china
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The wide mouth at almost 4" is inviting, the 1" pedestal make for a regal stance and the high fancy handle complete the look. This pair is in excellent condition, having no chips, cracks, crazing, stains or any loss of gilt.

Cup: 2 1/2" tall, almost 4" wide
Saucer: almost 6" wide

This larger sized vintage Aynsley makes a statement and is a striking winner! It would make a memorable "You are special" gift!

Aynsley Fine Bone China. Made in England

To Admire ~ So Greatly

Today, I am Remembering Maya Angelou..... Her quote.....

" . . . pursue the thngs you love doing, 

and then do them so well 

that people can't take their eyes off you."

And her eyes are ever-shining in this photograph!  I am daily contemplating what my life shall consist of....simple beauty, simple joy, usefullness to others!

Maya beckons me to be true to my self, my gifts and my Joy... all of which is rooted in knowing myself... knowing Who and Why God made me and He loves me so!

"Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She was best known for her autobiographical books: Mom & Me & Mom (Random House, 2013); Letter to My Daughter(2008); All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986); The Heart of a Woman (1981); Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas (1976); Gather Together in My Name(1974); and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award.

Among her volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (Random House, 1995); The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994); Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993); Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987); I Shall Not Be Moved (1990); Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?(1983); Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975); and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. From 1961 to 1962 she was associate editor of The Arab Observer in Cairo, Egypt, the only English-language news weekly in the Middle East, and from 1964 to 1966 she was feature editor of the African Review in Accra, Ghana. She returned to the United States in 1974 and was appointed by Gerald Ford to the Bicentennial Commission and later by Jimmy Carter to the Commission for International Woman of the Year. She accepted a lifetime appointment in 1982 as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1993, Angelou wrote and delivered a poem, “On The Pulse of the Morning," at the inauguration for President Bill Clinton at his request. In 2000, she received the National Medal of Arts, and in 2010 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

I salute my sister...... with this lovely Royal Vale cup and saucer in my prized collection!

She was the first black woman director in Hollywood - Angelou wrote, produced, directed, and starred in productions for stage, film, and television. In 1971, she wrote the original screenplay and musical score for the film Georgia, Georgia, and was both author and executive producer of a five-part television miniseries “Three Way Choice.” She also wrote and produced several prize-winning documentaries, including “Afro-Americans in the Arts," a PBS special for which she received the Golden Eagle Award. Angelou was twice nominated for a Tony award for acting: once for her Broadway debut in Look Away (1973), and again for her performance in Roots (1977).

Below is the heart-lifting postage stamp bearing her portrait.

Issue Date:  April 07, 2015

Art Director/Designer:

Ethel Kessler, Ross Rossin

Angelou died on May 28, 2014, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she had served as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University since 1982. She was eighty-six.

I browsed and enjoyed the first quote I used from Tablescapes at table twenty one   I hope you visit... her peonies and table setup was unbelieveable....alas... it is what she loves to do, and she does it well!

 . . .Be Inspired, Be Admired...... 
Be blessed today!
Beverly

A Beautiful Rose and Dogwood Flora

Welcome ~  Hello . . and Happy Day to my Fellow Tea Drinkers! 

TODAY's GLIMMER OF HOPE . . . .
I'm grateful for the friendships
that brighten sorrow's way;
Because my cup of happiness
Sustains me everyday!
by Clay  Harrison

I truly treasure my Dogwood Flora Tea Cup by Royal Albert....It was a coffee mug swap last spring 2015!

Just this weekend.... my second passion is a good garage sale or estate sale.... Guess what I found.... peeking at me was a bit of dogwood with a butterfly.  I turned to the back label and it said... Andrea by Sadek.... a bit of google further told me the specifics....

1983 Andrea by Sadek Porcelain White Dogwood 

Beautiful Butterfly Figurine 6801

.. yes it is now mine next to by Royal Albert cup set!

I'm quoting from Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage  . . . .Tea is a symbol of friendship and hospitality around the world.  ~ unknown

Won't you join me and "a few good women" as we blog and share the beauty of living as we sip our tea!

Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

 Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Hoping you will stop, browse, sip and enjoy my friends in blogland!

I joined the linky today at 

Bernideens

 Wishin You ~ Deep Wells of Joy  ~ 2016

. . . . . from Beverly

Relaxed Conversation~ Tea Please

Good  Day ~ from my Corner of the Universe! 

" Tea beckons us to enjoy quality time with friends and loved ones, and especially to rediscover the art of relaxed conversation." . . .Dorothea Johnson

Wishin You ~ Deep Wells of Joy  ~ 2016

. . . . . from Beverly

White House China in 1891

Won't you join me for a cuppa tea.....     I'm learning a bit about tea pots and tea cups used in the White House as far back as 1892.  It happens that a delivery was made of a personally designed china collection.  But alas... Dear First Lady Caroline Harrison (1889-1891) died before having a chance to use her dainty, lovely, blissful china settings.

The USA coat of arms is brilliantly featured in the center with gold-etched leaves of goldenrod and corn around the wide, deep blue band.   The stars on the inner band represent the 44 states in the Union.... all of this designed by FLOTUS Harrison!

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the coat of arms of the United States in the center, with gold-etched goldenrod and corn around a wide band of blue.  The 44 stars on the inner band represent the number of states in the Union when she designed the china.

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