Description
This cream stoneware plate is finished in a reactive glaze that gathers into fine speckles across the centre and opens into a ring of soft, petal-like marks around the rim, with the glaze breaking darker at the very edge. At 17cm across and 2.5cm tall it is a side plate size: right for toast, a slice of cake, a pastry or a small starter rather than a main meal. The rim rises gently from the base, giving it a shallow, dish-like profile that holds 100ml, so a little dressing, butter or fruit juice stays on the plate. Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing ceramic, and this plate weighs 0.4KG.
Set it beside a dinner plate for bread at supper, reach for it at breakfast with toast or a croissant, or bring it out with the teapot for biscuits and cake. It is just as much at home on an everyday kitchen table as on a table laid for guests, and the small size suits sharing food such as cheese, olives or tapas when friends visit. The soft cream tone and speckled surface sit easily with natural wood, linen and other stoneware, so it works in a farmhouse kitchen or a pared-back modern dining room alike.
The plate is made entirely of stoneware and goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm a pastry, reheat a small portion and clean up without fuss. A reactive glaze moves and pools as it is fired, so the speckling and the pattern around the rim vary a little from one plate to the next, and yours will carry its own character. Stack a few on an open shelf where the rim pattern can show, or lay one at each place on a bare wooden table beside a larger plate, where the speckled glaze looks its best.
Specification
| Height |
2.5cm |
| Diameter |
17cm |
| Material |
100% Stoneware |
| Colour |
Cream |
| Finish |
Reactive glaze |
| Capacity |
100ml |
| Dishwasher safe |
Yes |
| Microwave safe |
Yes |
| Oven safe |
Yes |
| Food safe |
Yes |
| Weight |
0.4KG |
Frequently Asked
What size is this plate?
It is 17cm across and 2.5cm tall, a side plate size suited to bread, toast, cake, pastries or a small starter rather than a main course.
Can it go in the dishwasher and the microwave?
Yes. It goes in both the dishwasher and the microwave, so everyday reheating and cleaning are straightforward.
Can I use it in the oven?
Yes. It can go in the oven, which makes it handy for warming a pastry or a small portion before serving.
What is it made of?
It is made of 100% stoneware, a dense and hard-wearing ceramic, finished in a cream reactive glaze with fine speckles and a patterned rim.
Does every plate look the same?
Not exactly. A reactive glaze moves and pools as it is fired, so the speckling and the pattern around the rim vary a little from plate to plate.
How much does it weigh and how much does it hold?
Each plate weighs 0.4KG, and its gently raised rim holds 100ml, enough to keep dressings, sauces or juices on the plate.