Designer Hat Box with Hat Porcelain Limoges Box

A designer hat box, the kind that once came home from a Paris milliner tied with ribbon, is shaped in porcelain here with a stylish hat as part of the design. Box and hat alike were brushed with color in Limoges, France, as a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box.

Fresh From the Milliner

There was a time when no outfit was complete without a hat, and a striped or printed hat box was a sign of a special purchase. This piece recalls that golden age of fashion, when ladies dressed up for lunch downtown and a new hat was an event.

The Fashion Plate Shelf

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a fashion, hat or vanity collection
• Pairs with purse, shoe, peacock fan and cat under bonnet pieces

Hats Off to Her

It is a lovely present for a woman who loves hats, a fashion designer, a milliner, or a friend heading to the Kentucky Derby or a royal style garden party. Set it on a vanity, a dressing room shelf, or a closet display beside real hat boxes.

A small celebration of style, and of the simple joy of bringing a new hat home.