Golda Stoneware Platter - Brown

This small stoneware platter is moulded as a lemon cut across the middle. Its segments fan out from the centre in raised relief, two pips sit among them, and a little point at either end completes the outline of the fruit. It measures 17cm long, 15.5cm wide and 1.5cm tall, which puts it closer to a side plate than a large serving dish, and at 0.24KG it is a light piece to hand round the table. The brown glaze sits darker in the hollows and lighter along the raised ribs, so every segment reads clearly from across the room.

It is made for food, so use it the way its size suggests: lemon wedges beside grilled fish, a handful of olives or salted almonds before dinner, a wedge of cheese, butter for the bread, or a single slice of cake with coffee. The citrus form suits a long summer lunch in the garden or a kitchen with a Mediterranean feel. Between meals it earns its place on an open kitchen shelf, propped upright against the wall, or on a dresser where the relief catches the light.

Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing once fired, and the glazed face carries a fine crackle that adds depth to the brown. Cleaning is simple, because it goes in the dishwasher with the rest of the dinner things. It should not go in the microwave or the oven, so keep it for serving rather than reheating, and plate up anything hot from the pan first. At 1.5cm tall it is a shallow piece, so it suits dry or lightly dressed food better than anything with a lot of sauce. For styling, set it in the middle of the table with a halved lemon on top so the shape is obvious at a glance, or lean it at the back of a shelf behind a short stack of everyday plates.

How big is this platter?

It is 17cm long, 15.5cm wide and 1.5cm tall, a small serving plate sized for lemon wedges, olives, butter or a slice of cake.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. It goes in the dishwasher, so after use it can be washed along with your everyday plates and cutlery.

Can I use it in the microwave or the oven?

No. It should not go in the microwave or the oven, so use it for serving at the table rather than for heating or warming food.

Can I serve food on it?

Yes. It is made for food, so you can serve straight from it: citrus, nibbles before dinner, cheese, butter or small sweet things with coffee.

What is it made of?

It is made entirely of stoneware with a glazed surface, which gives the moulded lemon segments their fine crackle and brown finish.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 0.24KG, so it is easy to lift, pass round the table, or prop upright on a shelf as display between meals.