Fortune Teller's Cup and Saucer
From Mystic Tea Room
The Lillian Vernon Fortune Teller's Cup and Saucer set was Made in Japan and is identical to the International Collectors Guild Zarka Fortune Telling Teacup Set set except for its packaging and the form of its 24 page instruction sheets, which was printed on cream-coloured paper in brown ink and folded down to booklet size rather than cut and bound. This set is clearly identified on the backstamp of the saucer, but the quickest way to distinguish it from others of its type is to note that the lettering of the signs of the zodiac is in green and there are significant art and colour differences from its forerunners. Especially notable is the appearance of the crab that represents the sign Cancer.
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catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room
