Maple Dotted Stoneware Bowl 6.5cm - Green

This is a small stoneware bowl, 6.5cm across and 3cm tall, with a capacity of 35ml. That makes it a pinch bowl or dipping dish rather than a bowl for cereal or soup: room for a spoonful of sea salt, a splash of soy sauce or a little olive oil for bread. The green bowl carries two dot patterns. Inside, large dots cover the green interior from the base up to the rim; outside, neat rows of small green dots run around the body above a narrow foot. The pattern is a decal print with details painted by hand. At 0.048KG it weighs next to nothing.

Keep it beside the hob for salt you take between finger and thumb, or put a few on the table for dips, sauces, chopped herbs or a little honey. It suits a breakfast tray as a rest for a used tea bag, a sushi supper with soy sauce at each place, or a cheese board with a spoonful of chutney. Away from meals, it makes a small dish for rings and earrings on a dressing table or bedside table, or for paper clips on the corner of a desk. Its size makes it easy to tuck onto an open kitchen shelf, where the dots bring a plain run of crockery to life.

Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, and this bowl goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can melt a knob of butter in it or warm a dip in the oven alongside supper, then put it straight in the dishwasher afterwards. For styling, pair it with plain tableware and let the dots do the decorating, or line several down the centre of the table, each holding a different condiment, for a relaxed and generous spread.

How much does the bowl hold?

It holds 35ml, which is a pinch bowl or dipping dish size: right for salt, soy sauce, olive oil, a dip or a spoonful of chutney.

How big is it?

It is 6.5cm across and 3cm tall, small enough to sit on a breakfast tray, beside a cheese board or on the corner of a desk.

Can it go in the dishwasher and the microwave?

Yes. The bowl goes in the dishwasher and the microwave, and it can go in the oven too, so it can warm a dip or melt a little butter.

What material is it?

It is stoneware, a dense and hard-wearing ceramic, finished with a decal print and details painted by hand.

Is the pattern the same inside and out?

No. The inside is green with large dots, and the outside has neat rows of small green dots above a narrow foot, so it looks good from above and from the side.

Can I use it as a jewellery dish?

Yes. At 6.5cm across it makes a neat dish for rings and earrings on a dressing table, or for paper clips on a desk.