On 4/22/2017 11:00 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 22 Apr 2017 07:03:10p, Ed Pawlowski told us...
>
>> On 4/22/2017 9:30 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> As someone once said, there's no accounting for taste. There are
>>> probably as many different patterns of china and crystal as
>>> there are of silver. More importantly, however, patterns of one
>>> type of article should coordinate with the others.
>>> Unfortunately, a lot people don't rezlize that and end up making
>>> terible choices when choosing disparate patters of flatware,
>>> dishware, and glassware.
>>>
>>
>> I was at a Victorian tea house today to take photographs at my
>> granddaughter's bridal shower. Every cup and saucer was
>> different, all nice. The owner said many of them wee donated.
>
> That's still common in many homes in the UK, much less common in the US
> except durng the Victorian era.. Beautifully decorated cups and
> saucers were collected and hand down from generations. However. not
> usually a part of a set of china. They definitely have a charm.
>
My maternal grandmother collected bone china tea cups (with saucers).
None were part of a set. Yes, they're charming.

Jill