I buy vintage linens at local estate auctions to pass them along to you.  Right now I’m trying to list items to bring you a smile during these strange times.
This is a
combination set: five teacup and saucer sets of Adams Calyx Ware Lowestoft with five dyed-to-match napkins.  The cups and saucers are the best loved pattern of Calyx Ware, a soft blue-green with pink borders and flowers.  I have a small collection of this pattern and I’ve always been frustrated in finding table linens to use with them, so I tried my hand at dyeing napkins to match the china.  The napkins are cotton/rayon damask, so they have a bit of gleam to their damask pattern; each one measures 16″ square.  The damask weave pattern has small squares around the perimeter like the pink squares and large roses in the center, so they mimic the Lowestoft.  They are a blue-green very close to the Calyx Ware color, which has some natural variation between pieces.  Have a look at the photos and see if you think I came close.
The cups and saucers are all in good condition with no cracks or chips, but there may be a bit of crazing as Calyx Ware is prone to it.  These have a variety of backstamps, as shown, but they are well matched to each other.  The napkins are all in good condition, but one did come out with a couple of small dots of color, as shown in the last photo. The napkins were dyed with procion fabric reactive dyes and the color is well set in.  I will ship these to you by the best way based on your address.  I have another variation on the dyed-to-match napkins and will list those with more Lowestoft cups and saucers later this week.
I am storing this in my smoke-free home. Please contact me for more information or photos.  Thanks for looking!