Religieuse Pastry on a Plate Limoges Box
A classic French religieuse, one cream puff perched on a larger one and finished with icing, sits on a painted dessert plate to form the top of this Limoges box. It is hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France, and it looks good enough to eat.
A Pastry Named for the Convent
The religieuse takes its name from its resemblance to a nun in her habit, and it has been a fixture of Paris pastry cases for generations. Here the stacked choux and glossy icing are captured in porcelain, while the plate below completes the patisserie scene.
Fresh From the Patisserie Window
- Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
- Belongs with French dessert, bakery and cafe pieces
- Pairs with eclairs, macarons, cakes and teapot boxes
A Treat That Keeps
Set it on a kitchen open shelf, on a tea cart, or in a china cabinet among dessert plates. It makes a clever thank you for a host who bakes, a birthday nod for a pastry chef, or a souvenir for someone who still talks about the bakery around the corner from their Paris hotel.
Food subjects are among the most popular Limoges shapes, and French pastries carry extra charm because they come from the same country as the porcelain itself.