The history of the stirrup cup or toddy mug has a long tradition dating Pre Victorian in the sport of hunting and was given to the rider after the hunt.
The beauty and functionality of copper has been with us since its earliest discovery which was about 9000 BC. in the Middle East.
What is Memorabilia? Memorabilia derives itself as a terminology from the Latin word memorable.
Houte Couture or High Fashion Jewelry has been with us early as 1866 starting with Krementz and gaining momentum by 1900-1910 with designers such as Nina Ricci and Gabrielle Coco Chanel.
The butterfly has played a great role for centuries as a theme for hand-painting on bone china, porcelain and pottery.
The Hammersley China Co. Alsager Pottery, of Longton, Staffordshire, England dates approximately 1939.
This Souvenir China was produced as Patriotic China that was made for export to Canada during the Mid Thirties to the Mid Sixties. Many times this china is referred to by the factories of production as Emblem Ware.
This Staffordshire pottery company was renowned for its use of bright regal colors of the Art deco Era. Their dinnerware lines produced on a china medium known as semi-porcelain was always exuberant.
In today's world of disposable paper cups and people on the run, many of the younger folk seem to have little or no familiarity with some of the older bone china manufacturers of England.
As we all know RS. Prussia Porcelain was manufactured in Germany during the Art Nouveau Period (1876-1920s).
