Colorine Stoneware Bowl 12cm - Multi

Our Colorine bowl is a small stoneware bowl for children's meals, 12cm across and 6cm tall, with a capacity of 385ml. Round the outside runs a little illustrated scene: a bird with outstretched wings flying beside a rain cloud, a large round sun, a second bird in flight, and a wavy band of tiny multicoloured squares along the base, like a mosaic path. Part of each bowl is decorated by hand, so the decoration has the loose, friendly look of a picture book. Inside, the bowl is plain and lightly speckled, which keeps the food at the centre of things.

At 385ml it holds a child's helping of cereal, porridge, yoghurt or fruit, and at 12cm across it sits comfortably at a small place setting. It suits everyday breakfasts and teatimes at home, a spare kept in a grandparent's kitchen for visits, or a gift for a birthday. Because it is stoneware, it feels like proper tableware, the kind of bowl grown-ups are happy to see on the table as well. The little scene gives a child a story to tell at the breakfast table, and the plain interior makes it easy to see how much is left.

The bowl is 100% stoneware and weighs 0.3KG. Stoneware is a dense, hard-fired ceramic, and it holds heat well. The maker rates this bowl for the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm porridge in the microwave, bring it to the table in the same bowl and put it straight in the dishwasher afterwards. For a cheerful breakfast place, set it on a woven placemat beside a plain mug, or line a few along an open shelf so the painted birds stay on show.

What is the bowl made of?

It is made of 100% stoneware, a dense, hard-fired ceramic, and part of each bowl is decorated by hand.

How much does it hold?

It holds 385ml, a good size for a child's helping of cereal, porridge, yoghurt or chopped fruit.

Can it go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. The maker says it can go in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so warming and washing are simple.

How big is the bowl?

It is 12cm across and 6cm tall and weighs 0.3KG, a compact size that sits comfortably at a child's place.

Is the inside decorated too?

No. The birds, the sun, the rain cloud and the band of small multicoloured squares run round the outside, and the inside is plain and lightly speckled.