Walking up to the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum in Manhattan is startling. It’s set back from East 61st Street, so after passing bodegas and restaurants and a parking garage, suddenly there’s a stone wall ...
Hope you can solve a mystery for me. While living in Cockermouth, England, I purchased this tea set at auction. It included 11 cups and saucers, 12 6½ inch plates, a 5½-inch diameter bowl, cream ...