Presiding at the Chocolate Tray

"Miss Fanny Brooke and myself made tea and coffee;
her ladyship presiding at the chocolate tray.
A more elegant private breakfast
was never given to any company.
The urns, trays, waiter, and canisters
were all of silver, engraved with Sir Charles's arms;
the china was beautiful; in short,
the whole equipage was handsome beyond
any one I ever saw."

Charles Lawson in Vicissitudes in Genteel Life, 1794

Featuring Karleen's Chocolate Pot and Cup and Saucer
Passed Down Through the Family
from
Great-grandmother Florence
to
Grandmother Laura
to
Mother Joan
to
Karleen
who treasures it
and displays it with
thoughts of her heritage