Watering Can Limoges Box with Sevre Roses

A little watering can, complete with spout and handle, wears the Sevre roses pattern from top to bottom. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box made in Limoges, France, a garden tool turned into a decorative keepsake.

Watering the Roses

There is a gentle humor in painting roses on a watering can, as if it had soaked up the garden it tends. The rose motifs follow the rounded body of the can and run along the spout, giving the piece plenty of color for its size.

From Potting Bench to Parlor

Gardeners tend to collect anything that reminds them of their favorite season, and this can belongs with flowerpot, wheelbarrow, birdhouse and garden bench pieces. Rose pattern collectors will also want it beside the egg, heart and telephone in the same design.

Blooming All Year

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Brightens a sunny windowsill near houseplants
• A cheerful present for a garden club member or a new homeowner with a yard

When winter keeps the real garden asleep, a watering can full of painted roses on the kitchen sill is a small reminder that spring is coming. It also suits a retirement for a longtime landscaper or florist.