Oval Limoges Needle Box with Blue Flowers on White

White porcelain sprinkled with blue flowers gives this oval needle box a fresh, clean look. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box made in Limoges, France, shaped long and slim in the manner of a needle case from a well-kept sewing basket.

A Stitch in Blue

Blue blossoms on a white ground are one of the oldest pairings in European porcelain, and they never look out of date. The oval needle shape gives the flowers room to trail along its length, so the piece reads as both a floral box and a small salute to needlework.

For the Sewing Room

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Belongs with sewing, quilting and needlework pieces
• Pairs well with thimble, spool and button shapes

Made for Makers

Quilters, embroiderers, knitters and anyone who keeps a sewing kit close at hand will understand this one. It is a kind thank-you for a quilting guild friend, a birthday present for a seamstress, or a keepsake for someone finishing a first heirloom project.

Pins, Needles and Patience

Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th-century France for carrying snuff, pills and the tiny beauty patches worn on the face. A needle box like this one carries that tradition into the sewing room, where it looks at home on a cutting table or a shelf of fabric.