Jules Stoneware Side Plate - Cream

This is a stoneware side plate, 22cm across and 2cm tall, in a cream reactive glaze. A reactive glaze moves and changes as it fires, so the speckle through the cream and the broad, deeper-toned sweeps where the glaze has run fall a little differently on every plate. The rim is lifted just enough to frame a wide, flat centre, and a darker line traces the edge. At 0.608KG it carries the solid weight of stoneware, a dense ceramic that feels steady in the hand and settled on the table.

At 22cm it is a true side plate size: right for toast and pastries at breakfast, a slice of cake with afternoon tea, a salad or starter at dinner, or bread beside a bowl of soup. It works as hard at a quick weekday lunch at the kitchen counter as it does at a long weekend meal with friends round the dining table. The low profile makes it easy to pass hand to hand and to stack in a cupboard, and the cream glaze gives food a calm, neutral ground on which colours on the plate show well.

It goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so reheating last night's quiche or warming plates before a meal takes no special care. Stoneware holds heat well, which makes a few minutes of warming in the oven worthwhile on a cold evening. Because a reactive glaze never repeats exactly, a stack of these plates looks gathered over time rather than uniform, which suits a relaxed, mix-and-match table. For styling, lay it on a dark wooden table or a woven placemat, where the cream glaze and its speckle read clearly, and let a simple slice of bread or fruit do the rest. The styling props shown are not included.

Is it a side plate or a dinner plate?

It is a side plate. At 22cm across and 2cm tall, it suits toast, cake, salad, starters and bread beside a bowl of soup.

Can it go in the dishwasher and the microwave?

Yes. It goes in both the dishwasher and the microwave, so everyday washing and reheating leftovers are simple.

Can I warm it in the oven?

Yes. It goes in the oven, so you can warm plates before a meal or keep a slice of tart warm until serving.

What is it made of?

It is made of 100% stoneware with a reactive glaze, a dense, sturdy ceramic that gives the plate a solid, weighty feel.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 0.608KG, which gives it the steady, solid feel of good stoneware on the table and in the hand.

Does the glaze vary from plate to plate?

Yes. A reactive glaze shifts as it fires, so the speckle and the sweeps of deeper-toned glaze fall a little differently on every plate.