{"product_id":"matte-ceramic-cup-and-saucer","title":"Matte Ceramic Cup and Saucer, 300ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMatte, not glazed, and it changes everything\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gloss glaze bounces light and shows every fingerprint. This is fired to a flat matte instead, so the cup reads as stone rather than china. It is also a slightly grippier surface, which matters more than you would think on a cup being lifted by two fingers and a thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/4359\/9452\/files\/hf_20260910_133102_e464e8e6-fe36-44b1-8ee7-d60650352b51.png?v=1789047367\" alt=\"Close detail of the chalky matte surface, the inward curving rim and the loop handle\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch2\u003eShaped like a good cup, not a mug\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is close to a sphere with the top taken off it, 9cm across the rim and 7.8cm tall, so slightly wider than it is high. The widest point is the belly and the wall curves back inward towards the rim. That is not decoration, it is what keeps the crema on a coffee and the heat in the cup rather than letting both escape across a wide open mouth. It holds 300ml, which is a proper flat white or a generous tea rather than a thimble of espresso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe saucer earns its place\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 16cm across, the saucer is well over half as wide again as the cup, with a shallow well in the middle that the cup foot settles into. That leaves genuine room for a spoon alongside without it sliding off, which is the whole point of a saucer and the thing most of them get wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy you will love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatte fired finish\u003c\/strong\u003e - no glare, no fingerprints, a stone-like surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCup and saucer together\u003c\/strong\u003e - matched, so nothing is left hunting for a partner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurved rim\u003c\/strong\u003e - holds heat and crema rather than losing both.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e300ml\u003c\/strong\u003e - the right size for a flat white, a cappuccino or a large tea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA saucer with room on it\u003c\/strong\u003e - 16cm across, so a spoon has somewhere to go.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat resistant porcelain\u003c\/strong\u003e - made for daily use rather than display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/4359\/9452\/files\/hf_20260910_134117_e45a972f-2530-48d5-9066-4ec2cab8ca48.png?v=1789047807\" alt=\"Measured diagram of the cup and saucer, 9cm across the rim and 16cm across the saucer\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e one cup and one saucer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCup:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9cm across the rim, 7.8cm tall, 13.2cm wide including the handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaucer:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16cm across\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e heat resistant porcelain with a matte white finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA matte surface is more open than a gloss one, so wipe up coffee and tea rather than leaving it to sit, and avoid abrasive pads, which will burnish shiny patches into the finish over time. Warm water and a soft cloth is all it wants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Halstrom \u0026 Vale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58938348667228,"sku":null,"price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/4359\/9452\/files\/hf_20260910_132818_e56ae8c2-c63f-4cf5-a880-92d62baaeb88.png?v=1789047378","url":"https:\/\/halstromvale.com\/products\/matte-ceramic-cup-and-saucer","provider":"Halstrom \u0026 Vale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}