Dolls at Tea Vignettes

In my study I have a few vignettes with five of my dolls and three little tea sets.

The first is on a skirted round table in front of the window. It shows two literary dolls, Alice on the left and Heidi on the right. Both are 11" tall made by Effanbee from their series of storybook dolls. They are seated in front of a stack of books that serves as a tea table surface.

A porcelain doll stands between them:

The top layer is a book-shaped box and under it are the books, Heidi by Johanna Spyri, and Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.


On a nearby bookcase a couple other tea vignettes are displayed.

The top shelf holds a lovely porcelain doll in wicker chair with her teacup on a wicker table with a crocheted topper. The teacup is porcelain by Crown Staffordshire, made in England.
This miniature teacup is one of my very favorites:

The matching teapot rests on the very top of the bookcase, since it did not fit on the wicker table.

A blue and white dolls’ tea set rests on top of books on the second shelf.

On the shelf a wooden bench with a woven seat holds a tiny doll who sits with two dog pals.


Her tea setting rests on the shelf below:

These vignettes all reflect great buys. The round table, tablecover, crocheted doilies and the doll tea sets are from local gift of thrift shops. The tiny doll cost 50 cents while the one above her cost $8.99 in a gift shop. The Heidi and Alice books were found for about ten cents each at a thrift store. The larger doll chairs and the green ceramic pine cone came from Marshalls and Michaels. The bookcase is a thrifty consignment shop find.

This post is linked to the following Tuesday blog events:

Table Top Tuesday hosted by Marty at A Stroll Thru Life .
Tea Cup Tuesday, co-hosted by Martha at Martha’s Favorites and Terri at Artful Affirmations.
Teatime Tuesday, hosted by Lady Katherine at Lady Katherine's Tea Parlor.
Tea Time Tuesday, hosted by Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage
Tea Party Tuesday, is hosted by Rhondi at Rose Colored Glasses. Nifty Thrifty Tuesday hosted by Linda at Coastal Charm

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Three or More Tuesday – I Love Berry Bowls!

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I remember using two small berry bowls my Mother had when I was growing up. They were white china with pink roses and were rimmed in gold. They were handy to use for a small snack of fruit, a scoop of ice cream, etc.
Berry bowls are also called dessert or fruit bowls. They usually measure from about 4 ½ to 5 ½ inches in diameter, and stand about 1 to 1 ½ inches high.

During the years that I’ve been accumulating various dish sets, I always try to get at least two to four or more berry bowls when they are available. They are not part of the usual 5-piece individual place setting. Here is a photo of the ones I have now:

My first set was for my formal dinner service in Spode "Consul Cobalt." I bought four berry bowls and always admire how exquisite they look:

The blue and white Staffordshire transferware, "Liberty Blue" has Betsy Ross as the subject of the berry bowls:

One of my parents wedding gifts included a set of these ruby red depression glass bowls and the matching larger serving bowl. They were the ice cream bowls we used during my childhood. I now have ten of them and use them to serve ice cream at family gatherings:

I also have a dozen Avon "Cape Cod" berry bowls, which are a Sandwich glass pattern. With the same ruby color, they coordinate very well with the depression glass ones.
These Johnson Bros. "Heritage White" have a lovely octagonal shape:

The vintage white pattern, “American Traditional” by Canonsburg was made in the town of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. I find my plates and bowls in this pattern to be very versatile as I combine it with other dishes.

"Dreselda" is a colorful vintage china pattern by Noritake, made in Japan:

These Korean-made berry bowls are in a Blue Onion style pattern. They have lovely scalloped rims:

These little bowls can be used to hold berries, fruit, sauces, condiments, nuts, candies, and other food choices. I really find them handy, their small size makes them very attractive examples of their respective dishware pattern.

Do you have a favorite type of dish that you collect and enjoy using?

This post is also for Second Time Around Tuesday.


The following berry bowls are thrift store finds:
Two Johnson Bros. “Heritage White” berry bowls and bread and butter plate.
Three Blue Onion bowls Made in Korea.
These were vintage Ebay finds:
Two Noritake “Dreselda”
Four Canonsburg “American Traditional”
These were from an antique store:
Ten ruby red depression glass.

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Three or More Tuesday – Rose Teacups and Saucers

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In preparing for Mother’s Day last year I bought various floral dishes and cups and saucers with pink rose motifs. Since my elderly mother loves pink, I bought a few itemss in Bavarian and English china.
Along the way since then I have accumulated a csmall ollection of mostly pink rose-themed cups and saucers. They are kept in a corner cabinet in the dining room. The Bavarian dishes are on the top shelf, (with an English teapot), and the second shelf holds Royal Albert "Lady Carlyle" dishes including tea set:

Here are some placed on a rack on a side table for Mother’s Day 2008:
This is the first pink teacup and saucer I bought. It is a Lefton footed teacup with an iridescent finish.
Then I bought a set of cups and saucers and matching dessert plates. These were made in Bavaria, Germany:

This lovely pattern also caught my eye – Noritake Gala Contessa

Here are four rose-themed cups and saucers on the cup rack:

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Three or More Tuesday – Silverplated Topped Salt and Peppers

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The post just below tells of my receiving two sets of salt and peppers through the Freecycle Network. After breakfast as I was passing the breakfront in the dining room I spotted another similar set.

Here are the two sets I got through Freecycle last week:

This is my set (with the salt inside), along with a very similar one. At first I thought they were identical but soon noticed the difference in the designs.

Notice that the glass bottoms on my set have scalloped edges continuing the ribs on the sides,

while the other set is just ribbed to the bottoms:

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Three or More Tuesday – Dishes

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Each of my three sisters and I have several different sets or partial sets of dinnerware. While at my sister’s home on Florida’s Gulf coast last week I had fun seeing all the different dishes she has collected over the years. Each meal was served on a different pattern. Unfortunately, I did not think to take photos most of the time. But I did get at least three of them. Then I found photos on the web for the others.

This pattern is called "Paloma" and the design looks Tuscan. My sister and her husband used the plates and the bowls at different meals.

Here pink rose-shaped plates accompany pink plates bowls and mugs for a breakfast meal.


At a luncheon meal at the dining table square animal print plates in brown and beige were set with coordinating black and white napkins.

These parrot plates each have different color combinations. They were just perfect for a Mexican menu.

Here is a square-shaped gray ceramic pattern made in Portugal by Vista Alegre. My sister has plates, bowls and small sake cups. The the 8 inch square bowls of this contemporary pattern served nicely for a tofu and vegetables stir fry over steamed rice.

My sister enjoys whimsical things and the colorful ceramic series called "Dinner is Served" with its French chefs is just so much fun. It was designed by Tracy Slickinger for Certified International Corp. They found them last week at TJ Maxx. Here is the dinner plate:

This is the salad plate:
They also bought the mugs and salt and pepper set.Since they both enjoy watching the Food Network chefs Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, and Emeril Lagasse, these chef design wares were perfect for them. Some time ago they were at TJ Maxx and saw another chef pattern square dishes. All the store had were two dinner plates and an oval casserole. They bought them and have been looking for more to add to their set. They were made in Italy, designed by Brunelli.
Here is the dinner plate:

As a collector of blue and white transferware I was thrilled to see that my sister has some in Wedgwood Queen’s Ware. It is called "Romantic England" and each piece features a different illustration of a historic place. Since I failed to take photos, I am using some I got online from Replacements, Ltd. [I made the mosaic using instructions from our friend Laurie at Bargain Hunting and Chatting With Laurie]

Penhurst Place is shown on the rimmed soup bowls;
The Willy Lotts Cottage pattern embellishes the cups and saucers;
Moreton Old Hall, Cheshire is the illustration for the dinner plates;
Holy Trinity Church is on the mugs.

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