Paula Mottled Stoneware Cup 275ml - Brown

This is a round, generous stoneware cup with a ring handle, finished in a mottled reactive glaze in cream. It holds 275ml, which makes it a roomy cup for tea or coffee rather than a dainty one: enough for a proper morning brew or a milky latte. At 9cm across and 8cm tall it is a little wider than it is tall, and its bellied body curves towards the rim. The glaze covers the whole piece, handle included, in a two-tone pattern that looks rather like weathered stone, with a glossy sheen where the light catches it. Stoneware is dense, hard-wearing and holds heat well.

It belongs at the breakfast table and on the kitchen shelf, where the mottled glaze sits happily beside wood, wicker and linen. Use it for the first coffee, a cup of tea at your desk in the afternoon, or hot chocolate on a winter evening. Because it holds a good measure, it suits anyone who finds a standard teacup too small but does not want a heavy mug, and at 0.26KG it is light to lift. It also makes a thoughtful present for a coffee lover or someone settling into a new home, and a few of them on a tray look relaxed when friends visit.

The cup is made entirely of stoneware and finished in a reactive glaze. A reactive glaze shifts as it fires, so each piece carries its own pattern and no two are quite alike. Care is simple. It goes in the dishwasher after breakfast, it can warm a drink through in the microwave, and it is fine in the oven, so it can be warmed before serving. For styling, keep the table plain: a linen napkin, a wooden board and a cream plate let the glaze do the work.

How much does the cup hold?

It holds 275ml, a generous cup for tea, coffee or a milky latte, and roomier than a dainty teacup.

Can it go in the dishwasher and microwave?

Yes. It goes in the dishwasher and the microwave, and it can go in the oven as well, so washing up and warming are simple.

What material is the cup?

It is made of 100% stoneware, a dense and hard-wearing material that holds heat well, and it is finished in a glossy reactive glaze.

How big is the cup?

It measures 9cm across and 8cm tall, with a rounded body and a ring handle, and it weighs 0.26KG.

Is every cup's pattern the same?

No. A reactive glaze shifts as it fires, so each cup has its own mottled pattern and no two are quite alike.

Is anything else included?

You receive one stoneware cup with its ring handle. The styling props shown are not included with the order.