Hand-Painted Limoges Box with Cow on Oval

A farm cow takes its place on top of an oval porcelain box, bringing a bit of pasture life indoors. Made and painted in Limoges, France, this piece comes from a retired design with an easy country feel.

Fresh From the Pasture

The oval base gives the cow a neat stage, a shape that has been used for Limoges boxes for generations. Cows have always been a favorite of country collectors, standing for dairy barns, green fields and early mornings on the farm.

Barnyard Collection Notes

• A retired design featuring a cow set on an oval box
• Suits a farm, dairy or country kitchen grouping
• Pairs with pig, sheep, chicken and milk pail pieces

Moo-ving Into the Kitchen

A kitchen shelf, a farmhouse hutch or a windowsill above the sink all make a fine home for this cow. It is a fun present for a dairy farmer, a 4-H alumnus, a cheese maker, or someone who grew up near open fields and misses the view.

White Clay, French Fire

Limoges porcelain owes its start to the kaolin, a fine white clay, found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. Factories in and around Limoges have been turning that clay into porcelain ever since the late 1700s.