Rochard Flowered Hat Box Limoges Box

A hat box decorated with flowers, the kind once stacked in milliners' shops and grand hotel closets, becomes a porcelain piece in this Rochard Limoges box. It is hand-painted in Limoges, France, and it carries the romance of an era when no lady left home without a hat.

Fresh From the Milliner

Round hat boxes once carried Easter bonnets, wide-brimmed garden party hats and cloches for city outings. Rochard captures that charm with a floral design on a classic hat box shape. Each one is painted by hand, so the flowers and their colors vary slightly from box to box.

Bonnets and Blossoms

• A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• A hat box decorated with flowers
• Joins purse, high heel and parasol pieces in a fashion grouping

Derby Day and Garden Parties

This makes a charming present for a friend who wears a big hat to the Kentucky Derby, a bride planning a garden wedding, or a milliner opening her own studio. It also suits a woman who loves vintage fashion, a church friend known for her Easter hats, or a hostess of an afternoon tea. Set it on a vanity, a bedroom dresser or a closet shelf beside real hat boxes, where it looks right at home among the finery.