My Cornell Box.

 

I inherited this tea set from my Grandmother. It belonged to my Great grandmother. It is an early 20th century, Royal Copenhagen porcelain production. The company was founded in 1775 by the then queen of Denmark in order to supply tableware for the royal family (and still does) and for export. Its history is entangled with that of other activities and attitudes of the time, including the monomial impulse to extract resources from other countries. The cup contains saffron, peppercorn, fennel seed, an antique postcard cut-out, and Japanese decorative paper.