Tiny teapots
Miniatures
have a peculiar appeal. Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House is the largest and most
famous dolls’ house in the world. It is a delight to see it at Windsor Castle,
but there’s always such a press of people that there’s little time to study and
appreciate the intricate detail.I enjoy
seeing other people’s dolls’ houses and marvel at the fine and considered work
that goes into them, though I have not the patience to embark on one for myself.
Nonetheless, I do like small things. Two that I have recently acquired, mainly because
I like the look of them, are two tea infusers.
Both
feature tiny teapots. The first is blue and white and measures 4 x 3 cms. It is
attached by a chain to a wire infuser of 4½ cms which holds a quantity of tea leaves
and is good for the more robust mixtures of larger leaves.The second
one is also a teapot which measures 6cms from spout to handle and 3cms from
teapot lid to base. It is the actual infuser and has a smaller capacity than
the teapot-weighted infuser. It has a tray on which it can be rested after removal
from the cup by its short chain.
That's one tiny cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteI know - sweet, isn't it?
DeleteI am happy to drink an espresso coffee in a tiny glass, but tea should fill a normal teacup :) Can you really put tea leaves and water in these two pots?
ReplyDeleteThe tea goes in the infuser and the infuser is then dunked in the boiling water in the cup or mug.
DeleteWe really went in for tea infuser when we lived somewhere that it was easy to get sensible quantities of loose tea. Those two are very cute - ours were more industrial (or possibly agricultural).
ReplyDeleteI don't think these will be used much, though they had their first outing on Sunday, when youngest daughter's husband was the guinea pig.
DeleteThe doll's house at Windsor is fascinating. It shows very little signs of wear that you wonder if it was ever played with. Your tea infusers are very unusual. I think I would have to buy one if I ever saw one like that.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to spend hours looking at Queen Mary's dolls' house. There's so much to see.
DeleteMiniatures truly are charming, and your teapot-themed tea infusers sound both delightful and practical—tiny treasures that combine beauty with function.
ReplyDelete'Tiny treasures' is exactly what they are, to me, anyway.
DeleteI love that second tea infuser but I am not sure it would fit into one of my tea cups 🤔
ReplyDeleteThe lid is difficult to remove, too.
DeleteI really like the second one, with the bonus tray to collect the drips.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was just perfect.
DeleteMiniatures do have a magnetic attraction...
ReplyDeleteI wonder why that is. Do we have an inbuilt belief in fairy worlds, perhaps?
DeleteHow delightful! I've always been drawn to miniatures and even have a - sorely neglected - dolls' house tucked away somewhere! xxx
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole sub-culture devoted to dolls' house furniture and settings.
DeleteThese are so very pretty and tiny. I'm always attracted to teapots and actually the smaller they are I think the prettier they are.
ReplyDeleteI like the single-use teapot and cup ensembles, too.
DeleteThose are both so nice. I have never used an infuser.
ReplyDeleteThey're handy for a quick cup of herbal tea.
DeleteI love miniatures and used to be a maker of my own designed miniature rugs and other stitched pieces. They were for adult collectors, rather than toys. Those tea infusers are so appealing.
ReplyDeleteI've seen some beautifully made miniature clothes and furnishings. Such patience and dexterity is required . . . and good eyesight!
DeleteThose are much nicer than my utilitarian infuser.
ReplyDeleteThey're fun!
DeleteI love tea pots. Though I no longer own any. I have a good friend with a lovely collection. Many coming from second hand stores. Some great deals there. PS: Having tea now!
ReplyDeleteThere are some really unusual designs.
DeleteI would love to have either or both of these just because they are adorable to look at and I have never seen anything like them. I have only seen a diffuser that is the ball on a chain like the one with the teacup attached. the only tea I have had a sting with a piece of paper, leave to the Americans to use up trees to throw in the garbage after making tea.
ReplyDeleteI always use loose tea leaves - have done for years.
ReplyDeleteI love tea and nearly always use loose tea leaves as well. I'd love those tiny ones as ornaments even if not the most practical to use (or at least not to empty and clean afterwards...)
ReplyDeleteThey are rather fiddly!
DeleteThose are cute. As I recall, I skipped Queen Mary's Doll House at Windsor. Just not really my thing!
ReplyDeleteIt's not for everyone, I agree.
DeleteI've always loved tiny things and even made a miniature of two rooms of the home of an elderly lady with whom I boarded for a summer job between university years. She seemed a bit nonplussed with it and a number of years later gave it back to me, which I appreciated. So I was happy to find there are plenty of Facebook groups on the topic. Strangely, after reading so much and looking at so many videos on making tiny things, my interest has waned. Too much of a good thing? I don't know :)
ReplyDeleteHowever, your specialty tea strainers are different, in that they are single items and very useful. I'm not a tea drinker but would enjoy just looking at them on a shelf!
How clever of you. Have you still got it? It would be lovely to see it. (Hint, hint!!)
DeleteThere is just something nice about miniatures isn't there, I like both you've shared here.
ReplyDeleteNow you've put the thought in my mind, I think it's time to put the kettle on :)
All the best Jan
Oh, the power of suggestion . . .
DeleteI loved this post, as I have gotten into tea and only have coffee if I am somewhere that has NO tea. I am into herbal tea though / non caffeinated. My favorite at the moment is of the Rishi brand....and is called Tumeric Ginger! I use the leaves too, rather than a tea bag.
ReplyDeleteI have been really surprised to discover quite recently how many Americans enjoy drinking tea. The days of the Boston Tea Party are gone . . . and wasn't that about tariffs, too?
DeleteHow lovely! They certainly take up less room than collecting normal sized teapots lol
ReplyDeleteVery true!
DeleteThose tea infusers are fab!
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ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful tiny teapots. I have a tiny teapot in my dolls house. I think it resembles a 'brown Betty' teapot popular in the Victorian period.
ReplyDeleteBrown Betty makes a good pot of tea.
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