Round Hat Box Limoges Box with Green and Gold Hat

A round hat box, the kind a milliner once sent home with every purchase, opens to reveal a green and gold hat resting inside. This charming piece is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box, made in Limoges, France.

Fresh From the Milliner

In an earlier era, a new hat arrived in its own round carton, and the box itself was part of the pleasure. This little box borrows that idea, with the outside painted like a decorated carton and the hat waiting under the lid as a small reveal.

Hats Off to Style

It suits anyone who loves vintage fashion, wears a hat to church on Easter Sunday, or never misses a derby party. It also makes a fitting thank-you for a bridal shop owner, a costume designer or a friend who runs a boutique.

Vanity Table Company

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a fashion, hats or ladies' accessories collection
• Pairs with purse, shoe and perfume bottle pieces

A Little History in Porcelain

Small porcelain boxes became fashionable in 18th-century France for keeping snuff, pills and beauty patches, and many sat on dressing tables much like this one would. Set it on a vanity, a dresser tray or a bedroom shelf where it can be opened now and then.