Hello – this week we have a beautiful Royal Albert teacup! I have a lot of info for you, but first the original Instagram post.
Tuesday 27 MAR 2019
Happy Teacup Tuesday once again! Today’s cup reminded me of my grandma’s beautiful bathroom! I was fascinated as a child because I had never seen a bathroom that color – not quite this blue, but delicate and flowery. This is another cup and saucer from my neighbor’s collection, and it immediately brought to mind fluffy white towels and bubble baths! 💗 Hope you all get to do something fun &/or relaxing today!
Extra Royal Albert Teacup Tidbits
Well as you read above, this cup brought back childhood memories. But my adult sensibilities kicked right in, and I moved immediately on to dreaming of a spa day!
I imagined a crisp white room with shimmery white tiles and fluffy rugs. A roomy whirlpool tub. A window open to the breeze, with a view of green leaves. Stacks of white and cream towels, lovely fragrant soaps, a dish of chocolates, lots of white flowers. Flickering candles, quiet music, a great book to read. And of course, my favorite tea in this beautiful turquoise Royal Albert teacup.
Wait a minute – that’s no dream! Minus the shimmery tiles, I have that bathroom! All the other goodies too. So I drew a bath, dropped in a froth ball, and indulged the dream!
(I actually do that really often, as spa days (or spa hours!) are one of my favorite things. You can read more about that in this post.)
Royal Albert Teacup Manufacturer’s Info
Besides the beauty of this Royal Albert teacup, one of the things I really love about it is that it has the pattern name right on it! Believe me, this saves a lot of research time!
My abbreviated research indicated that the company made this Enchantment pattern between 1950 and sometime in the 1980s.
Royal Albert is a very famous English china manufacturer. It started out in 1846 as the Albert Works, named after Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s Consort. (Can’t we just say husband? Consort sounds pretty frisky in this day and age … !)
Anyway, in 1896 Thomas Wild Sr and his son bought the Albert Works. And the next year, they produced some commemorative pieces for the queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Apparently the queen loved them, as she issued the company a royal warrant. (Which I think is kind of like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval!)
Because of all that majestic attention, they started going by Royal Albert. They officially registered the name in 1906.
In 1962, the company created the pattern that really put them on the map, called Old Country Roses. It’s super famous, with hundreds of millions sold. Our Royal Albert teacup is not nearly as famous, but I love it just as much!
You can read more about Royal Albert HERE.
Behind the Scenes
Because this cup conjured up bathrooms and spa days, it was natural that I chose towels for the background.
And since this stack lives on the side of my bathtub, it was a perfect place.
It took me a few tries to get the cup and saucer situated properly. You can see they’re a little wonky in some of the photos.
I experimented with several different looks, a couple of them involving a faux camellia branch. I tried it in front, on the side, on the other side, and finally just stuck it on top! That was humorous, but not exactly what I was going for.
Ultimately, I went with just the plain towels, gave up with the branch, and ran my bath instead! I took one last photo with my favorite Rosewater Froth Bomb before I put it into the tub! Then I settled in to enjoy my dreamy spa day, and Jasmine tea in the Royal Albert teacup!
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Have a Lovely Teacup Tuesday!
My mother bought this teacup service in England in the late 1950’s. Our family is from Italy. It has been treasured since then and actually we use it as a coffeecup. For me it is associated with the taste of moka coffe made at the end of a Sunday lunch (which ends around 3.30!). Beautiful photos.
Oh that’s wonderful Sabina! It’s great that you can use something your famiy loved, and that has such happy memories – and is so pretty too! I can almost feel the Sunday afternoon and smell the coffee from your description! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your story. Take care till next time!
So many beautiful tea cups Barbara, I’m having a hard time picking a favorite! And you do a beautiful job of styling them so nicely. Happy Teacup Tuesday my friend.
You must love teacups as much as I do! I can’t pick a favorite either – there are so many lovely options – and I’m so lucky to have my neighbor and her fabulous collection right down the street! 💗 Thanks so much for being here Denise! I love our blog comment trail! 🙂