Rochard Paddle Wheel River Boat Limoges Box

Built around its big paddle wheel, this river boat seems ready to steam along a lazy summer river. Rochard made it as a porcelain Limoges box, hand-painted in Limoges, France.

Rollin' on the River

Paddle wheelers once carried cotton, mail and passengers up and down the Mississippi, and today they still take visitors on dinner cruises from New Orleans to St. Louis. Mark Twain made the river pilot an American hero, and this Rochard piece honors that same era of slow travel and wide brown water.

Steamboat Society

• A Rochard piece, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Pairs with Mardi Gras, jazz and Southern landmark subjects
• Fits a river travel, boat or American history collection

Down at the Landing

It is a natural souvenir after a river cruise, a trip to Memphis or Natchez, or a weekend in Hannibal. Give it to a boat captain, a history buff, or a couple who honeymooned on a steamboat. Set it on a study bookshelf beside a copy of Life on the Mississippi, a bar cart, or a mantel in a home decorated with nautical prints.