A lovely collection of china at our house-sit

@JudyEv (326098)
Rockingham, Australia
June 23, 2023 3:15am CST
This farmhouse where we are minding the animals while the owners are on holidays is another that has an interesting array of blue-and-white china. This type of china was very popular some years ago. One of the pleasures of house-sitting is seeing how others decorate their homes. It is obvious these owners love their chickens and cows as tea-towels, cushions, pictures, coffee mugs almost all have farm animals, mostly chooks (chickens) or cows, on their surfaces.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111243)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jun
Beautiful china, I especially like the tea pot on the top.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
Now, that's a Tea Pot!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111243)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jun
Oh wow, I missed that when I first looked at your photo, it's unique, I like it too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
The tea-pot is especially nice. And I like the biscuit barrel at the bottom too.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48511)
• Canada
23 Jun
Its very nice. It reminds me of my grandmother's farmhouse, she had dishes with a similar pattern.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
So did my grandmother.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
It was very popular for a long time. I think it has a particular name but I can't think of it at the moment.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85660)
• United States
23 Jun
I do love blue and white china. Do people still buy china? I don’t know if they do here in the States. I know my parents received some for a wedding present, but I don’t think my sister was gifted any, nor did she buy them for or after her wedding. I still like seeing them as decorations.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun
I'm not sure what you mean by your question. Most people here use china crockery for their meals but mostly they would buy their own.Sometimes you might buy a special piece as a gift.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
23 Jun
I am sure my Mom would have liked those blue and white china.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
23 Jun
@JudyEv I am not a big fan of china, particularly white and blue.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
There are other pieces around the house too, including some plates on the wall and a dinner set.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
23 Jun
Wow! What a great collection of china. It reminds me of something my Grandma Cross used to have.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
We see a lot of this in the older farmhouses where the farm has been handed down from generation to generation.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
23 Jun
@JudyEv That's lovely. Well, my Grandma Cross didn't live in a farmhouse, but she had something very similar to that.
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John nyambegera
@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
23 Jun
Wow the collection looks wonderful
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
There is more in other places too. I guess the owner must have been collecting it for some time.
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John nyambegera
@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
25 Jun
@JudyEv yeah and that should be costly
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
That's a lot of Blue Willow ware... The Cornish ware look like invaders. Love the Bovril poster... does it say "Health, Strength and Beauty"?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun
Blue Willow. That's the name I couldn't think of. And yes, the Bovril poster does say 'Health, Strength and Beauty'.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86838)
• United States
24 Jun
Absolutely stunning Judy and I love and remember Bovril in England.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun
We have Bovril in our pantry but I haven't used it in a long time.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95562)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jun
I remember my mom having similar here. It was popular everywhere
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun
A lot that you see has an oriental pattern but some of these have Dutch bits and pieces - windmills, clogs, etc.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156852)
• United States
23 Jun
That's lovely china. I can't imagine dusting all of that!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jun
That's the thing, isn't it? There are nice pieces all over the house but they must all catch the dust.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13367)
• Hong Kong
23 Jun
Wow, what a collection. Yes, This type of china was very popular.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun
Most of the places where we've house-sat have been older homes where several generations have lived.
sugiono
@MasGion (1676)
• Malang, Indonesia
24 Jun
Great ceramic collection. It must very old stuff
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun
Most of it probably belonged to one or other of the parents.
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