Needle Pin Strawberries Porcelain Limoges Box

Bright strawberries meet the sewing basket in this retired Needle Pin Strawberries box, a porcelain nod to the pins and needles of handwork. It was hand-painted in Limoges, France, with the berries giving it a sweet, summery charm.

Berries in the Workbasket

Strawberries and sewing have an old connection: for generations, a little strawberry-shaped emery hung from many pincushions to keep needles sharp. This box plays on that charming tradition, bringing fruit and needlework together in one cheerful design.

Stitches and Sweets

• A retired design, no longer in regular production
• Belongs with sewing, strawberry or fruit themed boxes
• Pairs with thimble, spool, scissors and basket pieces

Summer at the Worktable

Keep it on a sewing table, a craft room shelf or a kitchen windowsill in June when the berries ripen. It makes a sweet present for a quilter, a seamstress, a strawberry festival volunteer, or a grandmother who still mends by hand. It also fits nicely in a summer fruit display alongside cherries and lemons.

From the Kilns of the Limousin

Limoges porcelain owes its start to kaolin, a fine white clay found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. Many pieces are still painted by hand after the white porcelain is fired.