Hezha Floral Stoneware Cup 260ml - Green

This is a stoneware cup with a handpainted finish, and the first thing anyone notices is the bird. Its body wraps around the cup, its tail marked in fine painted strokes, and its neck and head curve out from the side to form the handle, finished with a small dotted eye. Leafy floral sprigs grow up behind it on a green ground, with more trailing around the foot. The cup measures 8cm across and 9cm tall and holds 260ml, a good everyday size for a cup of tea or coffee, and at 0.26KG it sits comfortably in one hand.

It belongs on the kitchen shelf or the breakfast table, ready for a slow morning coffee, an afternoon cup of tea or a hot chocolate before bed. The bird handle gives it a playful character without tipping into childish, so it suits anyone who likes everyday things with a bit of personality. It makes a thoughtful gift for a tea drinker, a bird lover or someone setting up a first home, and it is just as happy on a desk, keeping a warm drink close during a long afternoon of work. It sits easily in the palm, and the open loop of the handle leaves room for your fingers.

Stoneware is fired at high temperatures, which gives it a dense, sturdy body that holds heat well. This cup is dishwasher safe, microwave safe and oven safe, so warming up a forgotten coffee and clearing the table afterwards take no extra care. Because the pattern is painted by hand, the brushwork varies a little from one cup to the next, so yours will carry small differences of its own. For styling, group it with plain stoneware so the bird takes centre stage, or hang it by its handle from a hook on an open shelf, where the curve of the neck reads clearly.

How much does the cup hold?

It holds 260ml, a good everyday size for a cup of tea, a coffee or a hot chocolate. It measures 8cm across and 9cm tall.

Can it go in the dishwasher and microwave?

Yes. The cup is dishwasher safe and microwave safe, and it is oven safe as well, so it copes with everyday washing and reheating.

What material is the cup?

It is made of 100% stoneware with a handpainted finish, and the cup weighs 0.26KG.

Is every cup painted exactly the same?

No. The pattern is painted by hand, so the brushwork varies a little from one cup to the next and each has its own small differences.

What is included?

You receive one stoneware cup, the bird design in green; the styling props shown are not included.

Is the handle easy to hold?

The bird's neck forms an open loop with room for your fingers, and the cup sits easily in the palm at 8cm across.