Empire Cabbage sounds like a side dish at a restaurant that has strong opinions about portions. It is not. The Empire Cabbage is a real flower — ruffled layers stacked outward from a tight center, the geometry of something that started as a cabbage and became an argument for why cabbages should always have been considered seriously. In burnt yellow ceramic, 6.69 inches across, one screw, no water, it is the largest and most committed object in the France Collection. Chive is aware of the name. Chive has no regrets about the name.