Karine Floral Stoneware Side Plates Set of 4 - Blue

This is a set of four side plates in blue stoneware, and no two plates in it are alike. Each carries its own handstamped pattern across the whole face: one in neat columns of small flowers, one scattered with open four-petal blooms, one packed with round rosettes and one laid out like a little mosaic of tiles. At 20cm across and 2.5cm tall, these are side plate size, a step down from a dinner plate and a step up from a saucer, with a shallow profile. Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, a sensible material for plates that see daily use.

Side plates do a lot of work in a home. Set these at the breakfast table for toast and pastries, bring them out for cake and biscuits at afternoon tea, or lay one beside each dinner plate for bread and butter. They suit a starter or a small salad just as well, and a single plate makes a handy board for cheese and crackers when friends visit. Because the four patterns differ, each place at a table for four gets its own, yet the shared blue keeps the mix looking like one considered set. They sit happily in a farmhouse kitchen, a cottage dining room or a pared-back modern space that wants a little pattern.

The plates are made of 100% stoneware, and the pattern is handstamped. Handstamping is done by hand, so small differences in the depth and spacing of the print are part of the character rather than a flaw. Care is simple: they go in the dishwasher, and they can also go in the microwave and the oven, so warming plates before a meal takes no thought. Between meals, keep them in a stack on an open shelf or prop one against the back of a dresser, and at the table pair them with plain dinner plates so the pattern leads.

What material are the plates?

They are made of 100% stoneware, a dense, hard-wearing material well suited to plates that are used every day.

Can they go in the dishwasher and microwave?

Yes. They go in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so everyday washing and warming plates before a meal are both straightforward.

How big are the plates?

Each plate is 20cm across and 2.5cm tall, which is side plate size, right for toast, cake, a starter or bread at dinner.

How many plates come in the set?

You receive four plates, each carrying a different handstamped blue pattern, some floral and some more geometric in feel.

Is the pattern identical on every plate?

No. The four plates each carry their own design, and because the pattern is handstamped, small variations in the print are part of the character.