Chantepleure, hand-turned medieval watering can - La Blouse de Lyon
Entirely handmade in terracotta at the Tuilerie Royer (Aube), this medieval ancestor of the watering can delivers delicate watering for seedlings and fragile plants. Sings when immersed in water (with the sound of air bubbles rising to the surface), cries when it empties. ...+
Instructions for use: Immerse the weep hole in a bucket or water reservoir to fill it. Plug the opening with your thumb to retain the water. Release your finger, the water flows out through the pierced bottom.
WARNING: the weeping bell is sensitive to frost. Store it in a dry place for the winter!
Hand-turned Champagne clay • Natural drying • Wood-fired oven firing at 1000° • Handmade in Champagne
History of the Royer Tile Factory:
In Soulaines in the Aube department, the know-how of the Tuilerie Royer (labeled "Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant") has been passed down for 5 generations through the heritage of ancestral techniques of working with local clay. A traditional and artisanal production that respects the cycles of nature in harmony.
Chantepleure, hand-turned medieval watering can - La Blouse de Lyon