Cimmi Striped Stoneware Storage Jar with Lid 1150ml - Pink

This storage jar is made entirely of stoneware and painted by hand in wide pink stripes, with paler bands and fine pinstripes running along them. The body is a straight-sided round drum, and the lid rises to a point like the top of a circus tent, finished with a round knob to lift it by. It stands 25cm tall and 15.5cm across and holds 1150ml, which makes it a genuinely useful kitchen jar rather than a small trinket pot. At 1.66KG it has a reassuring weight, so it feels solid on a shelf or worktop.

The jar is approved for food, so it can keep biscuits, sweets, sugar, loose tea or coffee beans on the kitchen worktop, and it is a cheerful thing to set on the table for a children's party or a family tea. Away from the kitchen it works just as well as a lidded keepsake jar on a child's bedroom shelf, holding hair clips, crayons or small treasures. Filled with sweets and tied with a ribbon, it also makes a thoughtful present that stays useful long after the contents are gone. In a pastel room or a dining room dressed for a celebration, the stripes carry the look on their own.

The striped finish is painted by hand onto stoneware, a dense ceramic fired at high temperature that is hard-wearing in everyday use. Care is easy: the jar goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so a sticky batch of sweets or a dusting of sugar is no trouble to wash away. The lid lifts straight off, which makes filling and topping up quick. For styling, give it a little space on an open shelf or at the end of a dresser, where the pointed lid can be seen from the side, and tie a ribbon round the knob when it goes out as a present.

How big is the jar and how much does it hold?

It is 15.5cm across and 25cm tall and holds 1150ml, a generous size for biscuits, sweets or dry kitchen staples.

Can I keep food in it?

Yes. The jar is approved for food, so it can hold biscuits, sweets, sugar, loose tea or coffee beans in the kitchen or on the table.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. It goes in the dishwasher, and the maker also lists it for use in the microwave and the oven, so cleaning it is straightforward.

What is it made of and how heavy is it?

It is made of 100% stoneware with a hand-painted striped finish, and it weighs 1.66KG, so it feels solid and settled wherever it stands.

Does the lid come with it?

Yes. The jar comes with its own pointed lid, shaped like a circus tent top, which lifts off by its round knob. The styling props shown are not included.