Plate (dishware)

A completely flat serving plate, only practical for dry foods, may be called a trencher, especially if in wood.

Porcelain and bone china were once luxurious materials but today can be afforded by most of the world's population.

It was an inexpensive hobby, and the variety of shapes and designs catered to a wide spectrum of collectors.

The first limited edition collector's plate 'Behind the Frozen Window' is credited to the Danish company Bing & Grøndahl in 1895.

Christmas plates became very popular with many European companies producing them most notably Royal Copenhagen in 1910, and a Rosenthal series which began in 1910.

Chelsea porcelain botanical plate with spray of fruiting Indian bean tree; circa 1755; overall: 4 × 23.2 × 23.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Typical Chinese plate or dish shape, with narrow lip. Jingdezhen ware , Yuan dynasty , 1271–1368
Silver-gilt plate, 1605, from the dinner service of Constance of Austria . Probably used as a charger to place other tableware on
Sizes from dinner plate (bottom of stack) to saucer (top of stack)
Commemorative plate by Spode (1971) depicting winner of the St Leger Stakes , Athens Wood