Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Great Regulars: When you are washing porcelain,

do so always with two hands, and always in silence. This was one of Miss Alice Rothschild's rules, which is followed by the National Trust at Waddesdon to this day. Nothing must be allowed to surprise or distract you when washing porcelain.

from James Fenton: The Guardian: Manors maketh man

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