This pot has a Mexican white background, but mostly handpainted in blue cobalt the delineate grecas" all over the pot surface in different shades of blue, sizes, and forms. A unique addition to your garden landscape! The dimensions shown are overall dimensions, the pot opening is 10" diameter.Talavera Ceramic pots have a drilled hole at the bottom; this enable them to be used as a planter. If you plan to use them for this purpose, we recommend to use a smaller plastic planter to put it inside; this will prevent rusting to happen and will give a longer life to the pot. This Talavera planter is hand-crafted and hand-painted, which means that no two pots are the same! There will be small differences in size, weight, and colors. If you want to delight somebody special with an unique handcrafted gift, this is what you are looking for!"