Enamelware cups sit in a genuinely useful gap: sturdier than glass, nicer than plastic, and short enough that small hands and low shelves both cooperate. This set of four is finished in a blue floral pattern, so a table set with them looks collected rather than bought in a hurry. The short profile makes them easy to pass across a table and easy to tuck into a picnic basket without a second thought.
These are the enamel cups you take outside on purpose. Bring them to the beach, set them on a blanket where a dropped glass would end the afternoon, or use them as kids cups at a table where the good stemware is not invited. Off duty they make excellent picnic cups for a thermos of coffee, and they hold pencils, paintbrushes, or a handful of garden clippings on a windowsill, which is more than the glasses in the back of your cabinet can say.
What is enamelware made of? Enamelware is made from a metal base, most often steel, finished with a hard protective and decorative coating. The metal core is what makes it lightweight and shatter resistant compared with glass or ceramic drinkware.
