Linora Stoneware Dinner Plates Set of 3 - Blue

This is a set of three stoneware dinner plates, each 28cm across and 3cm tall, and each with its own handpainted blue border. One carries a ring of round spots, one a ring of long brushstrokes separated by fine lines, and the third a ring of teardrop shapes on slender stems. The centre of every plate is left plain, so the pattern frames the food instead of crowding it. At 28cm across, these are full dinner plates, roomy enough for a main course with all the trimmings.

We think of them as everyday plates, right for a Sunday roast, a weeknight curry or a big summer salad, and they are just as at home on a table laid for guests in the dining room. Because the three designs share the same blue and the same loose brushwork, they look right together: give each person a different pattern, or set one design at each end of the table and the third in the middle. Between meals they stack neatly in a kitchen cupboard, and they are handsome enough to stand on an open shelf or a dresser too.

The plates are 100% stoneware, a dense, sturdy clay body that holds heat well, and every pattern is painted by hand, so the spots and strokes vary a little in size and depth of colour from one to the next. They go in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, which means you can warm them before serving, reheat leftovers on the plate and leave the washing up to the machine. For a relaxed table, lay all three on a plain linen runner with simple cutlery and let the blue rims carry the look; mixing the patterns reads as deliberate, never mismatched.

What size are these plates?

Each plate is 28cm across and 3cm tall, a full dinner plate size with room for a main course.

What material are the plates?

They are 100% stoneware, a dense and sturdy clay body, with a blue pattern painted by hand around the rim.

Can they go in the dishwasher and the microwave?

Yes. The plates go in both the dishwasher and the microwave, so reheating leftovers and clearing away after dinner are simple.

Can I warm them in the oven?

Yes, they go in the oven, so you can warm them before serving a hot meal on a cold evening.

Are the three plates all the same pattern?

No. You receive three dinner plates, each with its own handpainted blue rim: one with round spots, one with long brushstrokes and one with teardrop shapes.