Some gifts say everything without needing to say much at all. The Emma Bridgewater My Brilliant Friend ½ Pint Mug is one of those — a small, considered thing that carries real warmth. Hand-sponged in the Emma Bridgewater pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, it is the kind of piece that finds its way to the front of the cupboard and stays there.

Made from 100% English earthenware with that signature slightly-imperfect finish that only comes from hands, not machines. A love letter to a friendship, in mug form.

• Height: 9cm
• Diameter: 8cm
• Capacity: 300ml
• Material: 100% English earthenware
• Made in: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
• Decoration: Hand-decorated spongeware