Porcelain and Silverware: The Pieces Used for Occasions

A set of tableware on a dining table. These are white-based blue-patterned bone china or plain white porcelain brought from England, a complete set but with a few chipped pieces; the silverware includes a teapot, a set of knives and forks, and a tray, with oxidized dark areas and polished bright spots on the surface. They are placed on a white linen tablecloth or on the shelves of a dark wooden dining cabinet, genuinely in use, not stored for display. Avoid: using modern cutlery and glassware, displaying porcelain locked in a glass cabinet, using ornate porcelain with gold rims, having so many vessels that they fill the entire surface.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組餐桌上的器皿。是從英國帶來的白底藍紋骨瓷或素白的瓷器,成套但有幾件已經缺角;銀器包括一個茶壺、一組刀叉與一個托盤,表面有氧化的深色與擦拭出來的亮。它們放在白亞麻的桌巾上或深色木的餐櫃層板上,是真的在用的不是收起來展示的。避免:使用現代的餐具與玻璃器皿、把瓷器鎖在玻璃櫃裡展示、使用有金邊的華麗瓷器、讓器皿的數量多到擺滿檯面。