Rochard Madeline Storybook Limoges Box
Madeline, the brave little Paris schoolgirl of the classic picture books, inspired this Rochard Limoges box shaped as a storybook. It is hand-painted in Limoges, France, and it brings a favorite tale from the bookshelf into porcelain.
Twelve Little Girls in Two Straight Lines
The Madeline stories have charmed readers since the first book appeared, with their old house in Paris covered in vines and the smallest girl who was never afraid. Rochard gives this piece the look of a storybook volume, ready to be opened for one more reading. Each one is painted by hand, so the details vary slightly from box to box.
A Shelf of Beloved Stories
- A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
- Joins Provence, Monaco and other Rochard book pieces
- Fits a storybook, Paris or literary collection
Read Aloud, Then Remembered
This piece is a sweet present for a grandmother who read Madeline aloud at bedtime, a librarian, or a teacher who keeps a well-worn copy in her classroom. It also suits a new mother building a nursery bookshelf, or a grown woman who still has her childhood copy. Set it on a bookshelf beside the real books, on a dresser, or on a reading nook table where the story can be shared again.
Where the White Clay Was Found
Limoges porcelain owes its start to kaolin, a fine white clay found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. The city has been known for porcelain ever since.