Sea shells, feathers and a lion
A while ago you might have seen a wonderful set of plates similar to these, made by Chamberlains in Worcester in about 1815. That set was...
Summer Hike
What better to do on a muggy summer day than to go on a hike in the countryside? But if you struggle to get out, I know a way to see the...
The spirit of invention
This month you can read my latest column in Homes & Antiques: The Spirit of Invention. I am writing about the very beginnings of...
The Lady and the Seasons
Here in Britain we were just starting to despair about the notion of different seasons as the spring seemed to have been passed over...
Pink Power
As I’ve shown some bold pink designs lately, I thought to share my ruminations on Pink Power with you… Pink is often thought of as a...
Early beginnings
Today I will focus on the first major porcelain factory in Britain: the Chelsea factory in London. The Chelsea factory was founded in...
Bat, pluck and dust
It's a dark rainy spring morning here, and when picking a little cup for my morning coffee I was enamoured by the variously printed Spode...
In pursuit of white gold
You may have noticed that recently I started to write for Homes & Antiques, one of the prime antiques magazines in Britain. And today I...
Picking mushrooms in silk shoes
In the 18th Century the dessert started to become the most decoratively elaborate course of dinner parties. This makes sense, if you...
The best coffee pot, ever
Today we are going blue and white! And we have the best coffee pot, ever. A while ago I showed a Miles Mason tea service in the famous...
