Nini Stoneware Bowl 9cm - Green

This small stoneware bowl stands on a short pedestal foot and is painted by hand with little five-petalled flowers, each with a dot at its centre, scattered over a glossy green finish. It measures 9cm across and 6.5cm tall and holds 170ml, which makes it a dessert and condiment size rather than a cereal bowl. The foot lifts it off the table in the manner of an old-fashioned sundae dish, and from above the rim is softly uneven, which gives the bowl a relaxed, informal look. It weighs 0.18KG, so it sits lightly in the hand.

At 170ml it is right for a scoop of ice cream or sorbet, a single portion of mousse, a few meringues at teatime, or a little dish of olives, nuts or dipping sauce beside a main plate. At breakfast it holds jam, yoghurt or a handful of berries. Because it goes in the oven, you can bake a small individual pudding in it and carry it to the table in the same dish, and the microwave is fine for warming a spoonful of sauce or custard. It suits a cottage kitchen, a garden tea, a birthday table or any home where a little pattern is welcome at mealtimes.

The bowl is 100% stoneware, a dense ceramic that holds heat well. Because the flowers are painted by hand, they fall slightly differently on every piece, so a few bowls together look gathered rather than identical. Care is simple: it goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so it can move from baking to serving to washing up without any fuss. For the table, line several along a runner for dessert, or set one on a plain white plate and let the pattern carry the setting.

What material is the bowl?

It is made from 100% stoneware, painted by hand with small flowers and finished with a glossy surface in green.

How big is the bowl and how much does it hold?

It is 9cm across and 6.5cm tall and holds 170ml, a good size for a single dessert, a dip or a condiment.

Can it go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. The maker confirms it goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can bake, warm and wash it without a second thought.

Is it suitable for serving food?

Yes. The maker lists it as food safe, so it is ready for ice cream, sorbet, mousse, nuts, olives, jam or a small baked pudding.

Will every bowl look exactly the same?

Not quite. The flowers are painted by hand, so their placement varies a little from one bowl to the next, which is part of the charm.

What comes with it?

You receive a single stoneware bowl, weighing 0.18KG on its own. The styling props shown are not included.