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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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Set of 5 Christofle "Pergola" Porcelain Bread and Butter Plates
By Christofle
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Five Christofle "Pergola" Porcelain Bread and Butter Plates, marked to underside.
5.5" Diameter x 1" H.
Category
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
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
Haviland Limoges Purple Floral Bread and Butter Plates, France, 1930
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Similar Haviland Limoges bread and butter plates with floral decoration, scalloped edges, and gilt trim are commonly found in 6-inch format, which supports identifying these as bread...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Ranson White Porcelain Bread and Butter Plates Set
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A refined set of six Haviland Limoges porcelain bread and butter plates in the classic Ranson blank, made in France and finished in luminous white porcelain.
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Tableware
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
