Pater et Filius, the Swiss resort-wear house, makes clothes for the hours spent beside water, and its Rivage throws belong to the same hours. SIENNA is woven in Lithuania from fine European linen in a soft artisan jacquard of dark brown and natural, pre-washed so it arrives already supple, and finished with ladder-hemstitched edges.

At 175 by 150 centimetres, it is generous enough to be useful anywhere: round the shoulders on an evening walk along the shore, across a sunbed for an unhurried afternoon, or spread out for a picnic by the sea. Linen breathes, so it suits a summer terrace as readily as a winter sofa, and it needs no ironing if hung or laid flat while still damp.

A present for whoever is already planning next summer, and something to keep them company until it arrives.