Peas in a Pod Porcelain Limoges Box

A pea pod, opened just enough to show the round peas lined up inside, makes the shape of this little porcelain box. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, and it turns a humble garden vegetable into something worth a second look.

Two Peas, One Pod

The old saying about two peas in a pod describes people who simply belong together, whether best friends, twins or a long married couple. That meaning gives this vegetable box a warmth that a carrot or a cabbage could never quite match. It is a kitchen garden subject with a sentimental heart.

From the Vegetable Patch

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs with vegetable, kitchen garden and farm stand pieces
• Pairs nicely with carrot, tomato or watering can boxes

For the Inseparable Ones

Give it to a best friend on a milestone birthday, to twins on their shared day, or to a couple at an anniversary dinner with a note about how well they fit together. Gardeners who grow their own sugar snaps will appreciate it too. It looks at home on a kitchen windowsill, a potting bench shelf or a cookbook ledge.

Some collectors keep a small row of vegetable boxes by the stove, and this pod is often the one guests ask about first.