Tea Cup Tuesday-Pretty Pink!

Hello All and Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday, where my dear friend Martha and I share a cup or more that we love.

I don't know why I am so thrilled with tea cups....I have felt this way since I was barely 20 years old, and I still feel the same way. I love picking out the tea cup I am going to use. I walk to one of my china cabinets and gaze at all the lovely pieces of china in there....then I pick my favorite of the moment. I am an equal opportunity cup owner, every cup gets used!

Today I am sharing a sweet cup that I bought on eBay. I really love the colors in this cup and it's plain pink handle.

The pink trim around the outside and inside edge is so quaint...and the poesy of flowers inside is really pretty too.

I would have called this a corset shape, but on a Shelley page I found it and it is called the New Cambridge shape. I did not know that before! Did you? Is this correct?
The cup lip and the plate edge have a sweet scallop design.

I normally wouldn't like orange flowers with pink roses, but somehow on this cup it works.

This backstamp shows that it is a Shelley, made somewhere between 1945-1966. Here is a great page that shows Shelley backstamps. The Shelley comany is well known for it's very fine china. The Dainty cup shape is their most famous.

I also would like to share with you a little tea pot I found. It is about 5" tall and fairly heavy.
I think that is a W engraved on the front. I bought it because I found the shape and weight pleasing and it was only $8.

Here is the backstamp, and it is Reed and Barton. I do not know anything about these kinds of wares, and if you do, I would love to know anything you can tell me about it.

I was recently in a Matchbox Swap at Marie Antoinette Mail Art Ning group (my previous post shows two boxes I created). I received a gorgeous box from Debi, filled with goodies! Inside was an extra little gift, all wrapped in pink....and inside was this tea tray! I was so surprised and so delighted! So off it went to Mrs. Rose's bedroom. She lives above her tea shop. She likes a nice cuppa after a long day waiting on costumers. I will be posting another Artist Share this week and I will show you the fabulous box I received from Debi. Thank you so much Debi!

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit today. I really appreciate it!

If you would like to join in and share one of your tea cups, please create a post with your cup and then come back here and fill in the two blanks below making sure the link goes to your tea cup post. Then we can come and see your lovely tea cup!

Hugs,
Terri