Ten cups is the kind of capacity that settles an argument about whether to refill. The Old St. Nick Round Body Pitcher holds that much, hand painted in Italy with scenes from Babbo Natale's gift-giving adventures as maestro artisan Alessandro Taddei remembers them from his mother's bedtime stories. Terra Bianca, the white earthenware clay used throughout VIETRI's signature holiday collection, gives the painting a clean ground, and the rounded body sits comfortably against a forearm when it is full. Pour water or sangria at Christmas dinner, use it as a vessel for winter branches between meals, and send it through the dishwasher afterward, because handmade Italian serveware should be built for a table that actually gets used.
