Ep43: The Thing About General Tilney's Breakfast China

We hope you set an alarm! It's time for breakfast with General Tilney, and he does not like to be kept waiting. On the plus side, he will tell you exactly what he's planning to give you for a wedding present. This week we're joining Catherine for breakfast at Northanger Abbey and learning more about the General's taste in housewares.

Update: We had a few fabulous listeners explain Spode's underglaze transfer process mentioned in the episode and even provide a video explanation. So, for your viewing pleasure:

Selected Sources:

• Austen, Jane. Jane Austen’s Letters. Edited by Deirdre Le Faye. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
• Burn, Matilda. “Collecting Guide: Sèvres Porcelain.” Christie’s, March 18, 2022. https://www.christies.com/features/Sevres-porcelain-collecting-guide-8706-1.aspx.
• Johnson, Claudia. “Notes.” In Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, edited by James Kinsley and John Davie, Reissued. Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2008.
• Jones, Hazel. “Tensions at the Table: Dining-Room Dynamics in Abbeys and Castles.” Persuasions 42 (2019): 13–23.
• Lane, Maggie. Jane Austen and Food. London: Continuum, 2007.
• Simpson, Dominic. “Collecting Guide: Meissen Porcelain.” Christie’s, June 26, 2019. https://www.christies.com/features/Meissen-Porcelain-Collecting-Guide-8158-1.aspx.
• Slothouber, Linda. “Elegance and Simplicity: Jane Austen and Wedgwood.” Persuasions 31 (2009): 163–72.
• Spode. “About Us.” Accessed July 4, 2022. https://www.spode.co.uk/spode-about-us.
• Wedgwood. “Wedgwood History & Heritage - The Story.” Accessed July 4, 2022. https://www.wedgwood.com/en-us/welcome-to-wedgwood/the-wedgwood-story.
• Wilkie, Jody. “How to Collect British Ceramics.” Christie’s, May 18, 2021. https://www.christies.com/features/how-to-collect-british-porcelain-11657-1.aspx.