Attention Christmas shoppers: A unique item which will suit you to a tea-set.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Dec. 12, 1994--The name Earl Grey has been synonymous with tea for over 100 years. It was the second Earl Grey, Britain's Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834 who made the name famous. Now, for the first time, there is an Earl Grey "Heritage" teaset, with teapot, milk jug, bowl and four cups and saucers, designed by The Countess Grey, the wife of the sixth Earl Grey. Only 500 teasets are available worldwide and each is individually numbered by hand with 22-carat gold. The set, handcrafted in English fine bone china bone china, variety of porcelain developed by English potters in the last half of the 18th and early 19th cent. The clay is tempered with phosphate of lime or bone ash. This innovation greatly increased the strength of the porcelain during and after firing. BibliographySee B. and T. Hughes, English Porcelain and Bone China, 1743–1850 (1955); H. Peter and N. with 22-carat gold embellishments, comprises elements of the Earl Grey's family crest including the coronet coronet (kôr'ənĕt`, kŏr'ə–), head attire of a noble of high rank, worn on state occasions. It is inferior to the crown. British peers wear their coronets at the coronation of their sovereign. Although dukes wore coronets to mark their rank by the 14th cent. design on the lid of the teapot. A Certificate of Authentication, personally signed by The Earl Grey himself accompanies each Limited Edition teaset. The teaset can be obtained exclusively from The British Emporium Inc. for $495. The first release can be ordered by phone, 1-800-680-6440, up to Dec. 21 and still arrive in time for Christmas. The legend of Earl Grey began when the second Earl Grey sent a trade delegation to China, and one of his delegates saved the life of the son of a Chinese mandarin Mandarin Chinese was the language spoken by the official class and was based on the Beijing dialect. Mandarin Chinese is now taught throughout the country, and it is the official national language. It is widely spoken except along the southeastern coast, where the Cantonese, Fukienese, and Shanghai languages—some considered, along with Mandarin, as Chinese dialects—are dominant. See Chinese.. In grateful thanks, the mandarin prepared a special blend of bergamot bergamot (bûr`gəmŏt') [from Bergamo, Italy], citrus tree (Citrus bergamia) grown chiefly in Italy, belonging to the family Rutaceae (rue family). From the rind of the bergamot orange is extracted an essential oil used in perfumes and eau de Cologne.-flavored tea; a blend still enjoyed in over 90 countries around the world today. The British Emporium is a company formed to encourage trade in goods representing the best of British quality and design. All its products, including the teaset, have received the personal endorsement of the Premier Earl of England. CONTACT: Leslie Jay Public Relations, New York Leslie Jay or Susan Alexander, 212/737-5714 |
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