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Taking Tea with Mackintosh: The Story of Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms Hardcover – January 1, 1998

by Perilla Kinchin (Author), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Designer), Margaret Mackintosh (Designer)

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In 1896, Kate Cranston, the pioneer of Glasgow tea rooms in the late nineteenth century, commissioned Charles Rennie Mackintoshwho would become one of the Western worlds most renowned designersto design her tea rooms, and over the next two decades he did so with dazzling inventiveness. (Mackintoshs wife, Margaret, herself an artist, also made important contributions to the interior designs.) Cranston and Mackintosh opened up a unique, avant-garde artistic world to thousands of ordinary people and their tea rooms became internationally famous. Taking Tea with Mackintosh illustrates their exciting collaboration with black-and-white historical photographs of the tea rooms and color photographs of their surviving components. In addition, sixteen recipes for traditional tea room cakes, breads, and pastries are supplied, offering the best chance the reader will have to revisit these extraordinary places.

By Perilla Kinchin. 112 pages, over 40 color reproductions and black-and-white historical photographs, size: 8 1/2 x 7 1/2". Casebound book, with dust jacket.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pomegranate; First Edition (January 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 111 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764906925
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764906923
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 8 inches

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Marie Prudence Gagne

Excellent read

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019

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I've always wanted to know more about Rennie Mackintosh, his life and work, and this book answered all my questions and more. An excellent balance of illustrations, facts, and absorbing anecdotes about the man, the aesthetic and social impulses that drove him, and the people and places around him. I wrote a review of the book for a local tea aficionados group and they were also fascinated!

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Love!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019

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What a fab little book. A little primo design history combined with yummy recipes to try from the famous Glasgow tea rooms. Miss Cranston recognized talent and was an interesting woman in her own right.

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Linda B Horn

Facinating

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021

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My Great Aunt Kate, for real. Facinating

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Sue

Well done book in text and photos.

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018

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Used this book for reference to visit a Tea Room in Scotland.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2013

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Lovely experience, what more could I ask for? And what more could I possibly say beside all the words are done!

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2017

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Great book. She was married to a very clever man Mr Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

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Greg

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017

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Great addition to my library!

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Blue Jeans And Teacups 👖☕

*°o*:*:*. Unique Historical Tea Book .*:*:* o°*

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013

I honestly don't even recall buying this book. I was digging around in a box this weekend, and came across it. I decided to settle in next to an open window, blowing a breeze into my home. I discovered a most interesting history in this book. It is a historical reference of particular people, who about 138 years ago affected my life today. Stuart Cranston opened the first tea room at 2 Queen Street, Glasgow. "He had established himself in the tea trade, in which Glasgow was a serious competitor to London at this period. With an instinct for selling to the public, he began his own retail business in 1871. Always keen to educate the palates of his customers (he was a passionate China tea man himself), he kept a kettle by him to offer samples of his blends. In 1875 he hit upon the simple idea of charging for this tasting. He provided tables for 16 customers `elbow to elbow' at his shop and advertised a cup of China tea `with sugar and cream, for 2d [tuppence] - bread and cakes extra. Thus the tea room was born."
His younger sister, Kate Cranston took off with this idea and opened several of her own unique tea rooms. She was an eccentric, full-of-life, lady who did not conform. She hired young designers and architects she felt had potential. This book goes into great detail about them, their style, and impact on the Glasgow community. One in particular was Charles Rennie Mackintosh. She was his primary patron for the majority of his career and while customers found his work odd, they also found it exhilarating and fascinating. One thing that was so interesting was the design that accommodated different guests. There were billiard rooms, luncheon rooms, smoking rooms, ladies rooms and the design and décor accommodated each room individually. This was something my husband and I actually had mused about doing at one time - creating a sports bar, with adjoining tea room - so both husbands and wives could have a place. Who knew it had basically been done! I found the book to be interesting, certainly, and it gave me pause to consider the wonderful history of the tea room. The architectural detail isn't really my thing, but others may enjoy it. In the last 20 years, I have watched many tea rooms come and go in California, USA, and have loved my tea in (most of) them. Our economy has gone up and down, and finding that special staying power proves quite difficult for some. Miss Cranston seemed to have a great handle on it in her day, until such time as her beloved husband passed and she went into mourning; selling off her tea rooms and retiring. If you enjoy learning new and unusual things about tea and its history, I recommend this book.

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Included: Recipes and A Tea-room Chronology of the book in the back

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August 12, 2013

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hard2please

Interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2022

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This is a nicely produced little book. Well written account of the tea house era in Scotland. Illustrations abound. The recipes are easy, very good and addictive. Afternoon tea at it's best.

Ian McLachlan

Fascinating and Beautiful

Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2016

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A fascinating and beautiful little book that sets the creative partnership between Macintosh and and Miss Cranston within the exciting, avant garde cultural context of late nineteenth century Glasgow - a time that ought to be better known to all of us.

fiona dibley

punctual service

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2019

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excellent book

Rosie Rutherford

Excellent, wonderful present

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2015

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Excellent , wonderful present.