This teacup was given to me as a gift by a friend when we spotted it in a little antique shop. For some reason I think we were visiting Madison, GA at the time. She insisted that, since I was born and raised in Canada, I needed to have this cup and saucer.
It has a pretty tartan ribbon design with maple leaves and gold trim. This bone china pattern was made in England to be sold as Canadian souvenirs.
There is a little cluster of maple leaves inside the teacup.
It was made in England by Windsor, probably in the 1940’s.
I’d really like to add some more tartan teacups to my collection. I’ll be watching for them on the other blogs participating in Teacup Tuesday. You can find the links on Terri's and Martha's beautiful blogs.
12 comments:
Hello, dear friend,
Your Canadian tea cup is very charming with its bright plaid and lovely maple leafs. Perfect for you, a Canadian!! I hope you find find some more to go with it. I will keep my eyes open. Love and blessings~Vicki
Hello :) How sweet of your friend to purchase this lovely Canadian Tea cup for you :) Perhaps you will find other matching pieces to go with it some day. Thanks for sharing with us :)
Warmest hugs, Brenda
Oooh my, what a delightful surprise!~I really like your teacups this week!..,
As a Canadian, I love these Canadian motif teacups!
Thanks so much for sharing!
I also want to most warmly invite you to partake with and visit our little corner of 'Tuesday And Wednesday Teatime In Blogland'..,(I do apologize sincerely for not being able to visit in awhile whereas I am so exceeedingly busy and tired these days, yet I always love to visit you when I'm able, I assure you)!
Please do feel most welcome to visit our little shared meme that I am delighted to share with my dear friend Pam @ http://breathoffresh
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..,and also my little bit @ http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com for our 14th, 'Teapots And Tea Things Tuesday'!..,
~There is also my 42nd, 'Tuesday Tea For Two' blog tea party and the 33rd, 'Wednesday Tea For Me and Thee' to be held @ http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com
We would simply love to have you join in the teatime fun!
Cheers and hugs from Wanda Lee
Hi: You always have such a beautiful post to share with us. Today is not exception. The tea cups is stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your treasures. Have a wonderful week. Blessings, Martha
I've never heard of tartan teacups before. I will have to keep an eye out for them. It is very lovely. Take care.
How special and what a delight that your friend found it for you. Thanks for inviting us to tea!
How pretty! I especially love the maple leaves! I'll have to be on the lookout for you now ...
How nice you found a Canadian cup! I found one recently and I am not even from Canada. However, it was NOT a tartan.
Love the tartan teacup, looks so Scottish, though I know it is meant for Canadians with the maple leaves. Hope you get lucky and find many more tartan type pieces!
What a beautiful tea cup! I love the colors and the maple leaf details are exquisite!!
Debbie
Oh, Maureen! I LOVE this cup!!! Plaid is one of my favorites and the colors on this cup is gorgeous. What a special gift.
Love the teacup. It is so unique.
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