Is this not the cutest little demitasse teacup you’ve ever seen?! And I’ll tell you all about it starting with the Instsagram post.
Teacup Tuesday 10 SEP 2019
Oh my gosh you guys – isn’t this little demitasse teacup darling? I love the little feet and the roses and the beautiful gold design in the middle of the saucer! A total beauty for Teacup Tuesday! This is yet another from my lovely neighbor’s collection, and I was so happy to get to photograph it. All kinds of other info on the blog today, so click the link in my profile, or stop over to MANTELandTABLE.com. Happy Tuesday – hope you have a great one!
Extra Demitasse Teacup Tidbits
This demitasse teacup makes me dream of an afternoon tea in the parlor of a lovely mansion somewhere. Maybe my own mansion in the English countryside when I get to be really rich … (ahem – anyway!)
I imagine the floors are gold-veined white marble and the ceilings are 20 feet high. Besides gorgeous flowers everywhere, there’s interesting art, and gentle music from a glossy black piano way over in the bay window. The vintage furniture is covered in a delicate pale green velvet, and sits on beautiful antique rugs. And the open french doors lead out to a stone patio where roses are blooming.
A warm breeze is fluttering the white curtains, and there we are, sipping tea from these gorgeous cups. We have the whole set, of course, and can help ourselves from the lovely tea cart beside our chairs. Probably there’s some cake on that cart as well! Ah – the dreams inspired by a beautiful demitasse teacup!
Manufacturers Info
Although less fraught than some, the history of Mitterteich china is still very interesting. Ludwig Lindner started the factory in 1887 in the town of Mitterteich Bavaria, Germany. Until 1895, he ran it himself then sold it to an English retailer named Max Emanuel & Co.
Since the owners were English, at World War I they were forced to “transfer their assets” to a German-owned shareholder group. The company recovered after the war, but unfortunately, in 2005/2006, the company declared bankruptcy, laid off its workforce and closed its doors. More info on these guys HERE.
For the life of me, I couldn’t find the name of this lovely demitasse teacup pattern or any info on it. However, I did see that the shape must have been popular. It came in lots of different patterns and colors. Some of them were completely gold on the inside – a totally gorgeous variation. The backstamp does tell us that it was made between 1931 and 1945. But that’s all we know – the rest remains a mystery. For now!
Demitasse Teacup ~ Behind the Scenes
For this shoot, I used some of the tagboard sheets I got a while ago. More on those HERE. The light is really good on my front porch – it’s north facing and just right of an afternoon. (I take my photos with my laptop tethered to my camera, which is why it’s in this picture.)
Since I was loving the colors in the teacup so much, I used gold and white tagboard to match. The roses were still a little damp and I didn’t want to get my paper wet, so I laid them on a gold charger. I just set it all up out on the love seat and snapped away!
Teacup Shopping
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Have a Lovely Teacup Tuesday!
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