Description
This storage jar is shaped like a little circus tent: a round stoneware body painted with bold red stripes, under a peaked lid that rises to a round knob. It stands 25cm tall and 15.5cm across, a size that sits comfortably on a kitchen worktop or an open shelf. The stripes run from the tip of the lid down to the base, and the lid lifts off by its knob. Stoneware is fired at a high temperature, which makes it dense and hard-wearing, and this jar weighs 0.672KG.
In the kitchen it keeps biscuits, sweets or dry goods such as pasta, rice or coffee beans close at hand, and the striped tent shape brings a bit of fun to a worktop of plainer storage. It is just as at home in a child's bedroom or playroom, on a bookshelf or a low table, where it can hold crayons, hair clips or small toys between games. Tied with a ribbon and filled with sweets, it makes a cheerful present for a birthday, and it goes on being useful long after the sweets have gone.
The finish is hand-painted, so every stripe is laid on with a brush rather than printed, and the slight unevenness of a painted edge is part of its character. Looking after it is simple: it goes in the dishwasher, and it can also go in the microwave and the oven. We like to let the stripes do the work: stand it on a shelf beside wooden toys and a stack of picture books, or give it a spot of its own on the worktop where its peaked lid can be seen from across the room.
Specification
| Height |
25cm |
| Diameter |
15.5cm |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Red |
| Finish |
Handpaint |
| Capacity |
1150ml |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
Yes |
| Oven safe |
Yes |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
0.672KG |
Frequently Asked
What is the storage jar made of?
It is made of 100% stoneware with a hand-painted finish, so the red stripes are painted on by brush rather than printed onto the surface.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
Yes. It goes in the dishwasher, and it can also go in the microwave and the oven, so washing it after it has held biscuits or sweets is easy.
How big is the jar?
It is 15.5cm across and 25cm tall, and it weighs 0.672KG, so it suits a kitchen worktop, a bookshelf or a playroom shelf.
Can I keep food in it?
Yes. The maker lists it as suitable for food, so it can hold biscuits, sweets, pasta, rice or other dry goods on the kitchen worktop.
Does the jar come with its lid?
Yes. The jar comes with its peaked lid, which is painted with the same red stripes and lifts off by the round knob on top.