Cimmi Striped Stoneware Storage Jar with Lid - Blue

This is a tall stoneware storage jar with a lid, painted by hand in broad vertical blue stripes with a fine pinstripe running through them. The lid is what sets it apart: it rises to a point like the roof of a circus tent and finishes in a small round knob, which gives you an easy grip when you lift it. The jar stands 25cm tall and 15.5cm across, a comfortable countertop size that holds a good supply of biscuits or sweets without crowding the worktop. Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, and at 1.7KG it has a reassuring weight, so it stays put when the lid comes off.

The maker rates it for food, so in the kitchen it makes a cheerful home for biscuits, sweets, teabags or sugar on an open shelf or the end of a counter. It is listed as children's tableware, and it suits a family kitchen where a treat jar should look like a treat; the tent shape and stripes have a playful, fairground feel. In a child's room it works as well on a shelf or chest of drawers for hair clips, crayons or small toys, and it makes a present for a nursery or a birthday.

The jar is made entirely of stoneware and its stripes are painted by hand, so they carry the slight unevenness of a brush rather than the crispness of a print, and no two pieces are alike. Care is simple: it goes in the dishwasher, and it can also go in the microwave and the oven. The lid lifts off in one piece and rests on the rim of the jar, so filling it and reaching in is quick. For styling, give it a little room so the pointed lid stands clear, and set it on a plain shelf or counter where the stripes can do the talking. The styling props shown are not included.

What is the storage jar made of?

The jar and its lid are made of 100% stoneware, and the striped finish is painted by hand.

Can I keep food in this jar?

Yes. The maker approves it for food, so it suits biscuits, sweets, teabags, sugar or other dry kitchen staples.

How big is the jar?

It stands 25cm tall and measures 15.5cm across, and it weighs 1.7KG, so it sits steadily on a shelf or counter.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. The maker lists it as dishwasher safe, so the jar and the lid can both be washed in the dishwasher.

Can it go in the microwave or the oven?

Yes. The maker lists it as both microwave safe and oven safe, as well as dishwasher safe.

Does the jar come with its lid?

Yes. The jar comes with its pointed striped lid, which lifts off in one piece and is topped with a small round knob.