Mastodawn

‘Big Wheel’ by Margaret O’Rorke. (100cm diam.) Valentine’s Audrey Blackman porcelain. Fired separately to 1300°C. 2001.

Consists of twenty-eight individually thrown reformed rings.

‘Waterfall’ series by Angela Mellor. (18cm h.) Slip cast bone china with paperclay inlay. Fired to 1250°C. 2002. (Photo: Victor France)

Source: Porcelain and Bone China by Sasha Wardell, 2020

"Ring Around A Rosy" teableau for 06/02/24

FabCurator - To invent porcelain, Europeans turned to alchemists and cow bones

Due to export controls from China, the Europeans had to invent their own forms of porcelain. One type involves dead cows.

Big Think

To invent porcelain, Europeans turned to alchemists and cow bones

Due to export controls from China, the Europeans had to invent their own forms of porcelain. One type involves dead cows.

Big Think

We usually enjoyed The Tonic on sunny mornings in the garden. Right about elevenses.

If expecting company, chill overnight in a bone china teapot (chill your cups at the same time).

If you are expecting warm weather, frozen rum soaked raisins make delightful ice cubes.

The bone china is important

Mostly because I like saying Bone China and it is usually very pleasing to the eye.

This weeks #thrift find... #vintage Aynsley Mushroom Teacup and Saucer from either 1939 or 1950, it was to honour Brownies / Girlguides. Need to do a little more research. It's adorbs & for $20, a great find.
#thrifting #ThriftShop #SecondHand #BoneChina #Tea #TeaCup #Aynsley #mushroom #fungi