Bea Crackle Stoneware Dinner Set of 12 - Cream

This is a twelve-piece stoneware dinner set in cream, with a crackle surface and fine botanical motifs of wild grasses and sprays of tiny flowers on every piece. It brings four bowls, four smaller plates and four larger plates, so it lays a full table for four. The larger plates are 27.5cm across and 3cm tall, a true dinner plate size; the smaller plates are 21cm across and 2cm tall, right for starters, salads, toast or cake; and the bowls are 11.5cm across and 6.5cm tall, holding 300ml, a good measure for cereal, porridge, soup or a pudding.

It suits a kitchen table set for every day just as well as a weekend lunch with friends or a long Sunday supper. The cream ground and soft plant motifs sit comfortably with wood, linen and rattan, and they let the food take the lead. The two plate sizes give you a proper course structure: starters or bread on the smaller plate, mains on the larger, and the bowls ready for breakfast cereal, soup, a side of fruit or a dessert after dinner. It makes a thoughtful wedding or housewarming present for someone setting up a first home, and a cottage or country kitchen is its natural setting.

Every piece is 100% stoneware, and the whole set weighs 6.9KG, so it has a reassuring heft in the hand. Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, which makes it a sensible material for tableware in daily use. The set goes in the dishwasher, but it is not for the microwave or the oven, so warm food in another dish first and plate it once hot. The crackle surface is part of the look, a fine web of lines across the cream ground. Between meals, stack the bowls on the smaller plates on an open shelf or dresser and they become a display of their own.

What comes in the set?

You receive twelve pieces: four bowls, four smaller plates 21cm across and four larger plates 27.5cm across, enough for a table of four.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. The set goes in the dishwasher, but it is not for the microwave or the oven, so heat food in another dish first.

How big are the bowls?

Each bowl is 11.5cm across and 6.5cm tall and holds 300ml, a comfortable size for cereal, porridge, soup or dessert.

Are the larger plates a full dinner plate size?

Yes. At 27.5cm across and 3cm tall they are a true dinner plate size, while the 21cm plates suit starters, salads and breakfast.

What material is it?

Every piece is 100% stoneware, a dense and hard-wearing material, with a cream crackle surface and fine botanical motifs.

How heavy is the set?

The whole set of twelve weighs 6.9KG, so it feels solid and substantial on the table and in the hand.