Tea Cup Tuesday-Haviland

Hello All!
Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday! Martha and I have been hosting this for over a year now, and we are still having just as much fun as when we first began.
We enjoy visiting you all so much, and we appreciate you participating!

David Haviland, an American businessman, loved fine porcelain so much he moved to France to create his own company of fine china. This company has now been through four generations and as many of us know, the name Haviland is synonymous with porcelain perfection.
My two cups today are both from the Haviland family...
although two different branches.

David Haviland and his two sons worked to create the famous Haviland company in Limoges. David's nephew Charles came to France to help at the factory, and eventually opened his own factory. He married into one of the oldest porcelain manufacturing families in France. This line of china was known as Ch. Haviland china, and when he retired in 1881, and named Gerard, Dufraisseix and Morel using the mark GDM as partners changed in 1890, and eventually Morel left and Abbot came in.
Hence my second cup's backstamp of GMA.
Whew! I hope that wasn't too long.

This cup is so lovely, and so delicate...I even think tea tastes better in it!

I love the lines in the porcelain and the tiny little feet.

It is a very simple design, light blue flowers and wispy sage green leaves.
There are simple touches of gold here and there.

It has a sweet little handle. The gold is worn away, which I love, as it makes me think the cup was well used and well loved before I came to have it.

The backstamp says "Porcelaine Theodore Haviland Limoges France"
I was unable to find an example of this exact backstamp, and the closest to it was from around 1895 (although I doubt that is when this cup was made)
There is an imprint in the porcelain that says "T H" and there is a swirly design around the top.
And this imprint was in use from1894-1957.

Here is my second cup, made by David's nephew's company Ch Haviland.

It is very similar to the first cup. This cup having stronger colors.

I love the design impressed into the clay on the lower part of the cup and the plate.

Lovely flowers. I think they may be Forget Me Nots.....what do you think?

This cup has two backstamps. The circle says Ch.Haviland Limoges and the second one is GDA in script and the word "France" underneath.
I had a difficult time finding anything to report on the date of this cup.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and viewing my tea cups!
I hope you are all having a beautiful week.
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If you are participating in the Easter Basket Tea Cup Swap....I hope you are doing well finding a delightful cup for your partner. Baskets should be going out soon if they have not yet. Once you get your basket, it would be lovely if you would create a Tea Cup Tuesday post with it to share with all of us. I can't wait to see what everyone received!

That is it for now. I am having a fab time creating in my art room
and hope to post very soon about it.

Hugs to you All!
Terri