Sakura Afternoon Tea cup from the At Home with Mary Engelbreit collection: 11,900 ppm Lead in decorative elements.

When tested with an XRF instrument the cup pictured here had the following readings:

On the white of the food surface of the cup:

• Zirconium (Zr): 14,500 +/- 500 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 11,300 +/- 400 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 451 +/- 69 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 650 +/- 203 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 177 +/- 57 ppm

On the blue decorative tea pot

• Lead (Pb): 9,960 +/- 351 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 54 +/- 10 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 1,861 +/- 157 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 8,637 +/- 301 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 316 +/-122 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 9,229 +/- 347 ppm
• Copper (Co): 160 +/- 51 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 4,659 +/- 305 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 581 +/- 181 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 1,007 +/- 103 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 652 +/- 102 ppm

On a yellow decorative tea pot
– other colors tested similarly

• Lead (Pb): 11,900 +/- 400 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 611 +/- 36 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 814 +/- 177 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 7,868 +/- 278 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 256 +/-123 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 8,068 +/- 313 ppm
• Copper (Co): 186 +/- 53 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 652 +/- 137 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 1,670 +/- 246 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 1,589 +/- 178 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 1,950 +/- 238 ppm

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama