Orange Clothes Iron Porcelain Limoges Box

A household clothes iron, the kind that pressed many a Sunday shirt, is rendered here in bright orange porcelain. It is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box figurine made in Limoges, France, with a pointed front and handle that keep the outline familiar.

Pressed and Perfect

Ironing day was once a weekly ritual, with starched collars, crisp pillowcases and the hiss of steam. This little piece salutes that household chore with a wink and a bold splash of color. Orange turns an everyday tool into something cheerful enough to display.

Laundry Day Humor

• Limoges porcelain with hand-painted color
• Fits a household, laundry or sewing collection
• Pairs with the dress form boxes for a sewing room scene

Hard-Paste and Hot Irons

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain, fired at very high heat, which makes an iron a fitting subject for a material born in the kiln. Set it on a laundry room shelf, a quilting studio windowsill or beside a sewing machine. It is a wry little present for whoever does the ironing at your house, a quilter who presses every seam or a tailor with a sense of humor.