Linora Stoneware Side Plates Set of 3 - White

This is a set of three stoneware side plates, each 22cm across and 2.5cm tall, with a white ground and a different handpainted pattern on every plate. One carries a ring of round dots near the rim, one a sunburst of long brushstrokes divided by fine painted lines, and the third a circle of small drops, each trailing a slim line out to the rim. The plain white middle is left clear on all three, so the decoration frames the food rather than competing with it. At 22cm across they are smaller than a dinner plate, a good size for toast, a slice of cake, a salad or a lunchtime sandwich.

Because the three designs differ yet share the same palette and the same gently wavy rim, they sit happily together and look deliberate rather than mismatched. Lay them beside dinner plates at breakfast or a weekend lunch, pass them round with cake when friends visit, or put out bread and butter alongside supper. They suit a kitchen table or a dining room equally well. Between meals they are worth keeping on show: stood upright on a dresser, in a plate rack or along an open shelf, the patterns read clearly across a room.

The plates are 100% stoneware with a handpainted finish. Stoneware is fired at high temperatures, which makes it dense and hard-wearing, and it holds heat well. Care is simple: they go in the dishwasher and the microwave, and they go in the oven too, which is handy for warming them before a meal. The styling props shown are not included. For styling, keep the rest of the table quiet with plain linen and simple glassware and let the three patterns carry the colour; on a shelf, space them apart so each design can be seen in full.

Are the three plates all the same design?

No. Each plate in the set of three has its own handpainted pattern: round dots near the rim, a sunburst of long brushstrokes, or small drops with slim lines running out to the rim.

How big are these side plates?

Each plate is 22cm across and 2.5cm tall, so they are smaller than a dinner plate and a good size for toast, cake, salad or a sandwich.

Can they go in the dishwasher and the microwave?

Yes. They go in both the dishwasher and the microwave, so everyday washing up and reheating a plate of food are straightforward.

Can I put them in the oven?

Yes, they go in the oven, which makes it easy to warm the plates through before serving a hot meal.

Are these plates stoneware or porcelain?

They are 100% stoneware with a handpainted finish. Stoneware is fired at high temperatures, which makes it dense and hard-wearing for daily use.