The housemaids' cupboard also contained a separate sink, made of wood with a lead lining to prevent chipping china chamber pots, for washing the bedroom ware.
The greatest risk to palms is destruction of habitat, especially in the tropical forests, due to urbanization, wood-chipping, mining, and conversion to farmland.
Suspending our disbelief for the benefit of tiddlywinks and placing that extra spark of magic on the world to brighten up our chipping at the grindstone?
In addition to their problems with thermal shock, enamelware utensils require careful handling, as careful as for glassware, because they are prone to chipping.
