St. Patrick's Day Tea Table

Come in & sit down!

We're having shamrock shaped

lemon poppyseed muffins with tea!

I set the round table using

my Belleek tea cup & saucers

along with a few other Irish mementos...

a Belleek candy dish & a little Belleek house.

This little green teapot looks very much like a Bordallo Pinheiro

but the rabbits are facing each other

so I think this might be a reproduction.

I've only seen one Bordallo Pinheiro jug where the rabbits

were looking Towards each other.

I collected teapots for a long time & people

gave them to me for every occasion

so I don't know the origin of this one.

I just ♥ teapots, any shape, any color!

The little Irish kitten music box was a gift from

my sweet Alabama friend, Bobbie and

the Christopher Radko four-leaf clover in the background

is really a Christmas ornament, another gift from my daughter.

I keep it out year 'round I like it so much!

There is a lead crystal shamrock in the center but you can't see it very well on the cream handmade cutwork lace table topper. (from Venice, Italy). The heavier tablecloth beneath that reaches the floor is from Ballard Designs.

Here is a close-up of the Belleek cup & saucer.

They are so thin & delicate that they are almost translucent.

Belleek pottery began in Belleek, Ireland in 1857 &

is known throughout the world for it beautiful

porcelain china & hand craftsmanship.

No two pieces are ever exactly the same because

each is crafted individually using

techniques that have been passed

down for generations.

Ooops, Sorry....I almost poked you in the eye with that spoon handle!

The little Belleek house on the right holds

a votive candle & was inscribed in gold

with my mother's maiden name

for me by a member of the Belleek company

They have such signings throughout

the world at dealers who carry Belleek.

Thank you for visiting The Gazebo House &

thanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch too,

for hosting the fun Tablescape Thursday event.