come for tea
It truly is difficult for me to resist a good antiques shop. You know the kind—ones filled with bric-a-brac and other treasures, especially pretty porcelain teapots and teacups. Always on a quest to find another blue-and-white piece to add to my growing collection, I could spend all day exploring such places. I also enjoy seeing the tea wares other collectors have amassed, so you can imagine my delight when Jane Pettigrew and I were invited to visit the Chitra Collection, a museum-quality private trove held in London by the N Sethia Foundation. I am most grateful to the foundation for allowing us to showcase a portion of the collection in a series of articles, which began in our recent January/February issue and will continue over at least five more. Beginning on…
