Green Gourd Porcelain Limoges Box

A green gourd, with the deep color of the late harvest, makes a calm and natural note among fall decorations. The gourd is a porcelain Limoges box, painted by hand in Limoges, France.

Gathered from the Vine

Gourds come in every shape and shade each autumn, and the green ones bring a quiet contrast to the oranges and golds of the season. This one forms the whole box, with its color and shading brushed on by hand.

The Harvest Grouping

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits an autumn, harvest or Thanksgiving collection
• Pairs with the orange and yellow gourd, corn and pumpkin boxes

Autumn on the Table

Place it in a Thanksgiving centerpiece among candles and leaves, on a mantel with pumpkins, or on a kitchen shelf from September on. It is a warm present for a Thanksgiving host, an autumn birthday, a market gardener, or anyone who counts fall as the best season.

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, after kaolin turned up near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. The city's long tradition gives even a simple harvest gourd a little old-world character.