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Fine bone china teacup, Black Plain design, on its saucer

Fine bone china saucer, Black Plain design, from above

Fine Bone China Teacup

“One does not take tea from a mug. Not when there is china in the house.” Lady Harriet

Fine Bone China
Real Gold Gilding
250 ml
Teacup & Saucer

Which cup shall it be? Black Plain

With Proper Care

Hand wash only, in warm soapy water, and dry with a soft cloth. Not dishwasher safe and not microwave safe - the gilding is real gold.

Origin & Craft

Fine bone china, light in the hand and bright under the tea, finished with real gold gilding. Each cup sits on its own matching saucer.

Designed in Australia and made in China, in four colours and three designs, so you can keep to one or set the table with a little of everything.

As Harriet Imagined

Lady Harriet held that a cup should be chosen, not merely taken from the cupboard. Red for a cold morning, green for the garden, purple when there was news, and black for the evenings when only the strongest pot would do.

She never matched them all. Guests were handed whichever cup suited them, and the bee always went to whoever had worked hardest that week.