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Churchill, a British producer of tableware for more than 200 years, has thoughtfully created a pattern specifically for the celebration of the most food-focused of American family holidays--Thanksgiving--with a design transfer-printed from an early American copperplate engraving. The Thanksgiving Turkey creamer and sugar bowl are meant to be integrated with other matching pieces into a festive Thanksgiving table display. They're perfect companion pieces for the matching teapot; the handles on the creamer and sugar bowl lid echo the tea pot's lid and handle in miniature. The turkey featured in the Churchill Thanksgiving Turkey design is highly detailed, as if from an antique natural history engraving; the bird stands in full-tailed display amid a cluster of ferns on two sides of the creamer. The upper rims of both pieces, as well as the sugar bowl lid, feature equally detailed drawings of forest flora: blackberries, acorns, oak leaves, and simple wild rose blossoms. The color palette includes soft blues, reds, golds, and greens in the muted tones of a hand-tinted photograph. The Churchill Thanksgiving Turkey pattern offers a wide range of matching pieces such as basic 5-piece place settings, napkin rings, a soup tureen, a cookie jar, and a 6-cup teapot, as well as other individual setting pieces. Churchill earthenware is safe for use in the microwave and freezer; however, avoid rapid temperature changes by allowing dishes to make gradual transitions. Churchill pieces are also dishwasher safe; when hand washing, avoid abrasive cleansers and scourers. The Churchill Thanksgiving Turkey 8-ounce creamer measures 4-3/4 by 3-1/4 by 3-3/4 inches; the matching 6-ounce sugar bowl has a 4-inch diameter and stands 4 inches tall when the lid is on. --Garland Withers
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