Indigo Drop Cereal Bowl - Cream & Indigo

The Indigo Drop cereal bowl is a shallow ceramic bowl, 17cm across and 6cm deep, painted in rows of indigo drops over a cream ground. Each drop is a single brush mark, round at the top and tapering to a point below, and the rows are staggered so the points fall between the drops above. The pattern runs down the outside from just below the rim to a plain band above the foot, and carries on inside the well. The blue varies from mark to mark, dense where the brush was loaded and thinner where it ran out.

The bowl holds 760ml, which makes it a bowl for cereal, porridge or a pudding rather than one for soup. At 6cm deep it is shallow enough to reach across with a spoon and low enough that four will stack. The foot is narrow, so the bowl sits on a small ring rather than flat on the table.

The bowl is white clay, painted with water-based paint and glazed over the top. These ceramics are made in Vietnam and are shaped and painted by hand, so the drops fall in slightly different places on every bowl and the rows are never quite even. Indigo Drop runs to a full dinner service, from plates and serving bowls through to jugs, teapots and mugs in the same pattern.

How big is it?

17cm across and 6cm deep, holding 760ml.

Is it dishwasher safe?

Yes.

Is it safe for food?

Yes.

Is the pattern painted by hand?

Yes. These ceramics are shaped and painted by hand in Vietnam, using techniques some of which are thousands of years old.

What else is in the range?

Dinner and side plates, serving bowls in two sizes, a pasta bowl, jugs, teapots, mugs, a cup and saucer, a butter dish, egg cups, a spoon rest, a garlic grater and a stand.

How do I look after it?

Wash it after every use so it does not stain, using a mild detergent, and do not leave it to soak. Handle it with care to avoid chipping.