The following tea cups and saucers were donated to the museum by Elizabeth Osborne. These were originally her mother’s dishes, Olive (Livingstone) Osborne, who grew up on the Baltic Road in Clyde River. The variety within this collection will be familiar to Islanders as it represents, a birthday, wedding anniversary, Scottish tartan, Canadian/Island themes, Christmas, country scenes and favourite flowers. Tea cups and saucers were often given as gifts between the 1940s and 1980s. The tea always tasted better in china cups.
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Royal Albert – Garden Party Series “Gay Day” – – Gainsborough shape- Floral chintz of roses, rose buds & daisies, gold gilding (1970-80s)
Royal Albert – Garden Party Series “Gay Day” – Gainsborough shape (1970-80s)
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt No. 7911” Forget-me-not flowers (1960s)
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt No. 7911” (1960s)
Royal Albert – Scottish Tartan Series “Royal Stewart” – Montrose shape (1960s) Note: Scottish Tartan Series of Six, Black Watch, Cameron, Campbell, MacDonald, Macleod, and Royal Stewart.” Olive’s mother was a Stuart from Springvale.
Royal Albert – Scottish Tartan Series “Royal Stewart” – Montrose shape (1960s)
Royal Albert Flowers of the Month Series “Christmas Rose” – Montrose shape
Royal Albert Flowers of the Month Series “Christmas Rose” – Montrose shape
Duchess Bone China, Happy Anniversary
Duchess Bone China
Royal Albert – Our Emblems Dear – Gainsborough shape – limited production (1980-81)
Royal Albert – Our Emblems Dear – Gainsborough shape (1980-81)
Queen Anne – fluted cup – red roses (1950s)
Queen Anne – fluted cup (1950s)
Royal Albert – Cameo Series “Heirloom” – Gainsborough shape
Royal Albert – Cameo Series “Heirloom” – Gainsborough shape
Royal Standard – Fine Bone China – yellow daffodils
Royal Standard – Fine Bone China – yellow daffodils
Royal Standard – Fine Bone China – yellow daffodils
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt. No. 8220”
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt. No. 8220”
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale (1960s)
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale (1960s)
Delphine Bone China – flowers
Delphine Bone China
Royal Albert – Country Scenes “Primose Hill” – Montrose shape (1980s)
Royal Albert – Country Scenes “Primose Hill” – Montrose shape (1980s)
Royal Winton – Anne of Green Gables house
Royal Winton – Anne of Green Gables house
Royal Stafford – Christmas theme with candles
Royal Stafford – Christmas theme with candles
Royal Albert “Yuletide” – Montrose shape (1970s)
Royal Albert “Yuletide” – Montrose shape (1970s)
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – Happy Anniversary
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – Happy Anniversary
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – Mother
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – Mother
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – silver
Royal Albert Bone China – Elizabethan shape – silver
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale – Royal standard – featuring cottage scene, Pattern no. 7382, Style A
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale – featuring cottage scene, Pattern no. 7382, Style A
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt. No. 8219” (1960s)
Ridgway Potteries – Royal Vale “Patt. No. 8219” (1960s)
Royal Albert “Royal Stewart” – Gainsborough shape
Clyde River 