Description
Our Gloria storage jar is a little Christmas shop made in dolomite ceramic, with a red upper storey, a snow-topped roof with its own chimney, and a shop awning lettered HOT CHOCOLATE over the door and window. The whole upper floor and roof lift away together as the lid, so the house opens at the first floor. It holds 2500ml, which makes it a generous kitchen jar rather than a small trinket pot, and it stands 34cm tall, 20.5cm long and 20.5cm wide, with a small Christmas tree moulded beside the shop window on its snowy base.
It is approved for food, so it earns a place on the kitchen counter through December as a jar for hot chocolate powder, marshmallows, biscuits or wrapped sweets, ready for anyone coming in from the cold. On a dresser, a sideboard or a wide windowsill it looks like a building from a Christmas village, and it suits a family who likes the decorations to be useful as well as cheerful. Once the season is over, it can just as easily keep baking ingredients or teatime treats close at hand, or simply sit on a shelf as a reminder of winter evenings.
The finish is painted by hand, which is where the little windows, the cakes in the shop window and the striped shopfront get their detail. It should not go in the dishwasher, the microwave or the oven, so wash it by hand and dry it before you fill it again. At 2.32KG it is a substantial piece that sits best on a deep shelf or a clear stretch of worktop. For styling, turn the shopfront to face the room and place a mug and a plate of biscuits beside it, so the jar looks as though the shop has just opened for the morning.
Specification
| Width |
20.5cm |
| Length |
20.5cm |
| Height |
34cm |
| Material |
100% Dolomite Ceramic |
| Colour |
Red |
| Finish |
Handpaint |
| Capacity |
2500ml |
| Dishwasher safe |
No |
| Microwave safe |
No |
| Oven safe |
No |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
2.32KG |
Frequently Asked
Can I keep hot chocolate powder in it?
Yes. The jar is approved for food, and its 2500ml capacity gives plenty of room for hot chocolate powder, marshmallows, biscuits or sweets through the festive season.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
No. The maker says it is not for the dishwasher, the microwave or the oven, so wash it by hand and dry it before refilling.
How big is the jar?
It stands 34cm tall and measures 20.5cm long and 20.5cm wide. It weighs 2.32KG, so plan a spot on the worktop or a deep shelf for it.
How does the lid work?
The upper storey and roof of the house lift off together as one piece to form the lid, opening the jar at the first floor so you can reach in easily.
What is it made of?
It is made of dolomite ceramic with a finish painted by hand, which gives the windows, the awning and the striped shopfront their detail.