Large Victorian Porcelain Cheese Keeper Floral c1890's This item is a beautiful, AND useful large porcelain cheese keeper dating to Victorian times. It measures 8" x 10" and is 6" high to the top of the handle. Large enough to have up to four different cheeses ready to be enjoyed. It has a lovely floral pattern with mauve, canteloupe, lavendar, blue and gold flowers on a pink-fading-to-white background. There is gilded trim on the edges. The base has pretty fluted edges and the top has an elegant turned handle. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or crazing. The top has a breathing hole and also sits loose enough on the base to provide air. A perfectly elegant way to serve your cheese!! <p>Always serve cheese at room temperature, not cold from the refrigerator. In order to ensure the emergence of its full flavor, always take the cheese out of the refrigerator early enough for it to come to room temperature. Depending on the hardness of the cheese, this could take about an hour in cool weather, or in hot weather, as little as 30 minutes. Hard cheeses take longer to come to room temperature than soft ones. When you take it out, leave the cheese wrapped so that the exposed surfaces don't dry out. Just before you're ready to serve the cheese, unwrap it and throw the wrapping away. Never use the same wrapping twice—it won't reseal properly.