An enamelware pitcher is the rare serving piece that looks better in use than in a cabinet. This one is hand-painted with a marigold poppy pattern, which is a different thing altogether from a printed design, and it is finished by hand on every side. Pour water, lemonade, or iced tea from it at the table, rinse it, and start again tomorrow.
The pitcher vase move is the one we actually recommend. Fill it with grocery store tulips, bare branches, or whatever the garden is doing that week, and you have a centerpiece that took eleven seconds and looks like it took planning. As a decorative pitcher it holds a shelf on its own, and as an enamel pitcher this floral piece travels to the porch, the picnic table, and the beach without anyone holding their breath. It is a small piece that quietly does the work of three, which is the best argument for owning it.
Can enamelware go in the oven? It depends on the piece: plain enamel-on-steel cookware is often oven safe, while decorated or hand-painted enamelware tableware generally is not, because heat can damage the exterior finish. Serving pieces are treated as tableware and checked against the maker's care instructions before any oven use.
