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What is a bread and butter plate?
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Bread and butter are separated from the sauce, gravy, and fluids from other items on the dish using the bread-and-butter plate. When a plate isn't available, a slice of bread or a roll is placed on the tablecloth or the rim of the dinner plate, which also holds the butter. Find a collection of antique and vintage bread and butter plates on 1stDibs today.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
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Chinese Blue and White Canton Bread and Butter Plate
Located in Tampa, FL
A charming Chinese canton blue and white bread and butter plate, dating to the mid 19th century, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Bread and Butter Plates Vintage EB Foley England Bone China ‘Montrose’
By Foley China
Located in Bastogne, BE
Excellent English porcelain bread and butter plates from the EB Foley Bone China manufacture.
Category
Vintage 1950s English Romantic Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Flora Danica porcelain bread and butter plates by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1927
Located in Delft, NL
Flora Danica porcelain bread and butter plates by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1927
Porcelain bread and butter plates by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer (Gluud)
Set of five...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
À Toute Épreuve Bread and Butter Plate Set by Joan Miro
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Jersey City, NJ
set of 6 porcelain & bread and butter plates
each: 5.5" diameter
dishwasher safe
custom gift box
Fabricated by Bernardaud in Limoges, France
object description
The collaboration b...
Category
2010s European Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11
By Copeland Spode
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of 11 bread and butter plates by Copeland for Spode. This set features 11 round plates with a yellow, blue, and green floral pattern on a cream background.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Crown Derby Partial Dinner Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Buchanan, MI
Note: We have another set that compliments this set and is comprised of twelve dinner plates and twelve bread and butter plates.
Category
20th Century Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$3,200 / set