Maxima Stoneware Platter - Blue

This is a hand-painted stoneware platter, an oval 29cm long, 16.5cm wide and 4cm tall, decorated with plump lemons on leafy blue branches and framed by a band of short brushstrokes in deep blue around the rim. We love that the decoration is painted by hand onto a solid glaze: the pattern keeps the loose, lively line of a brush rather than the flat sameness of a print. At that size it is a generous serving platter for a side dish or a shared starter, and its low sides keep dressings and juices where they belong. Stoneware is dense and sturdy, and at 0.75KG it feels substantial without being awkward to pass across a table.

Its long, narrow shape suits the middle of a table laid for lunch or supper: grilled vegetables, a fish fillet with lemon, sliced cheeses, olives and bread, or a few biscuits with coffee. It goes in the oven, so you can warm or finish a dish in it and carry it straight to the table, and it goes in the microwave for reheating leftovers. It works as hard on a weekday as it does at a summer garden lunch or a festive spread, and when it is not in use the lemon pattern brings a bright, sunny note to a kitchen shelf or a dresser.

Care is simple: the platter goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, and it is made for use with food. Stoneware holds heat well, which suits a dish warmed through in the oven before serving. Hand-painted decoration is applied brush by brush, so small differences in the pattern from one platter to the next are part of its character. For styling, lay it lengthways down a narrow table with fresh herbs scattered alongside, or pair it with plain wooden boards and simple linen. The styling props shown are not included.

What size is the platter?

It is 29cm long, 16.5cm wide and 4cm tall, a long oval that suits a side dish, a shared starter or a board of cheese and bread.

What is it made of?

It is made of 100% stoneware, finished with hand-painted decoration on a solid glaze, and it weighs 0.75KG.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

Yes. The platter goes in the dishwasher, so it can go straight in with the rest of your plates after a meal.

Can I use it in the oven and the microwave?

Yes. It goes in both the oven and the microwave, so you can warm a dish in it, reheat leftovers and serve from it at the table.

Is the pattern painted by hand?

Yes. The lemons, the leafy branches and the band around the rim are painted by hand, so expect small differences in the brushwork from one platter to the next.

Is anything else included?

No. You receive the one stoneware platter on its own, and the styling props shown are not included.