I didn’t pack well the cups and saucers I brought home from Scotland.
Half were broken into pieces.
150+ year old cup made during the Victorian era (1837-1901)
70+ year old broken saucer
broken crystal
I bought 4 sets, 3 were broken.
Among the sets I bought, these white and green tea cups were my favorite.
The survivors
Instead of throwing the pieces away, I placed them in a shoe box for future mosaic project.
To avoid the maids accidentally breaking the remaining pieces of table ware, I placed a big sign not to touch them.
I bought this set in Oct 2013 in England. I went back to the same store where I found this and it was no longer there. The neighboring store told me that the owner closed the store a year ago and then she vanished. No one knew where she went or moved. She just disappeared.
I am running out of cabinets to put them. One day I’ll start selling them.
