Mayim Achronim Lucite Washing Set in Black #305

Black lucite, roughly 6.5 inches wide by 7 high — design #305 is the opaque version of this piece, and the colour changes its character completely. Where clear lucite dissolves into the table, black holds a defined shape against a white cloth and reads as a deliberate object. It is the same creative form as the rest of the line, worked in black instead of clear.

Function is unchanged. It goes around the table for the washing at the end of the meal, holds enough water to reach everyone, and is light enough to keep moving without being set down. Black also hides water marks better than clear does, a small thing that matters on a piece handled by eight people in a row with wet hands.

It suits a table that already has black in it — black-framed plaques, dark serving pieces, a modern dining room — and it is the version to take when you want the mayim achronim visible rather than discreet. For a chosson setting up a first Shabbos table it is a piece that earns its place from the first week.

• Malchut design #305
• Material: Lucite
• Measures approx 6

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