From the long table
Checkerboard Ceramic Tea Cup
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Carriage and returns
Free over $80, flat rate under it, insured either way. Packed within three working days. Thirty days to send it back for a refund, return carriage paid by you unless it arrived damaged.
The grid goes wrong on purpose
The squares drift out of true as they wrap the cup. That is what stops it looking like a printed pattern and starts it looking like something made.
Black, white and the line between
Two colours and nothing else. It sits beside plain china without arguing, and it lifts a plain table on its own.
For the slow cup
Made for the second coffee rather than the first. The one you actually sit down for.
Asked across the table
Is the pattern painted or printed?
Glazed by hand, which is exactly why the squares drift out of true. Each one differs a little from the next.
How much does it hold?
A standard cup. Exact capacity is listed with each size.
Is it dishwasher safe?
Yes. Fired ceramic, glazed inside and out, and it takes a dishwasher without trouble.
Will it chip easily?
No more than any good ceramic.
Does it come as a set?
Sold singly, so you can build a set that does not quite match. That is rather the point.