Dishware
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Dishware is a general term for objects—dishes—from which people eat or serve food, such as plates and bowls. The term dinnerware is also often used, although the definition also sometimes includes cutlery. Tableware is a similar term that is also often used. Dinnerware or dishware is often made of porcelain china, although glass and durable plastics such as Melamine are also often used.
Dinnerware/Dishware is also called Hollowware.
Dinnerware could be of many diferent types, such as stoneware, earthenware, or china. China is considered to be fine dinerware. It could be of two types: fine china or bone china. Bone china is considered to be better than fine china.
Historically, dishes have also been made of wood, fired clay, animal fecal matter, and other materials.
For casual occasions, disposable dishware is made from paper or lightweight plastics.
In British English the term crockery is used.
In Hiberno-English the term delph is used.
[edit] List of dishware
- Plates, such as dinner plates, salad plates, or bread plates
- Bowls, including soup bowls, cereal bowls, or dessert bowls
- Teacups, saucers and mugs
- Sugar bowl and creamer
- Platter
[edit] Brands of Formal China Dishware
- Aynsley
- Baccarat
- Bernardaud
- Buccellati
- Calvin Klein
- Christofle
- Couzon
- Dansk
- Gien
- Gorham
- Haviland
- Kosta Boda
- Lalique
- Lenox
- Lladro
- Mottahedeh
- Noritake
- Orrefors
- Rosenthal
- Royal Copenhagen
- Royal Crown Derby
- Royal Doulton
- Royal Worcester
- Saint Louis Crystal
- Spode
- Swarovski
- Versace
- Waterford
- Wedgwood
- International
- Kirk Stieff
- Lunt
- Oneida
- Ralph Lauren
- Reed & Barton
- Towle
- Villeroy & Boch
- Wallace
- Yamazaki
