Belleek Classic Shamrock Cream Jug | 5.2x3in Parian China | Made in Ireland

Product description

• Irish Roots: St. Patrick used the three-leaf clover to explain the Trinity to the first Irish Christians, and the shamrock has carried that meaning through every century since. On this cream jug, those same leaves are painted by hand in green, scattered across the ivory body in small sprays with no two placed quite the same.
• Cast in Parian: Parian china is lighter and more translucent than standard earthenware, with an ivory warmth that comes from the clay itself, not the glaze. At 5.2 inches (13.3cm) wide and 3 inches (7.6cm) tall, this cream jug passes through sixteen hands from design to final inspection, with any flawed piece destroyed before it leaves.
• Basket Weave Story: The Shamrock pattern dates to the 1880s at Belleek, and on this jug the basketwork relief runs from base to rim without interruption, the same low-relief texture once pressed into wickerwork baskets found in every Irish town. The handle is a twisted shamrock stem, shaped by hand. Hand wash only, not dishwasher or microwave safe.
• Morning Table Gift: Each cream jug arrives in a Belleek gift box, no additional wrapping needed and ready to hand over. As a birthday gift for someone who sets the table the same way every morning, this is the piece that goes beside the teapot before the first cup is poured, still there on Sundays long after the occasion that gave it.
• Erne Pottery Legacy: The Belleek pottery has stood on the banks of the River Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, since 1857, making Irish china by the same hand process across every generation. The backstamp on the base confirms Irish origin and the year of production. The Shamrock collection extends to a teapot, plates, cups and saucers.