Vintage platters were usually made originally to complement a set of dishes. The platter was an extra serving piece, like the serving bowls and gravy boats that made setting a pretty table an easy job.
That is if you like your dishes all matchy matchy. I generally don't. Enter vintage platters. Starting a collection of vintage platters lets you stray from the herd.
As often happens, a piece or pieces of a China set gets broken along the way. As it happens, I really like the stray platters that are left behind.
or bread when I have company.
I recently set the table using my prettiest vintage platters, not as platters to serve the food, but as plates.
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Thanks, ologsinquito. It was pretty and everyone commented on my platters since they were a novelty.
What a great idea to use vintage platters as place settings. That must have been a really pretty table.
That's great, katiem. I've bought most of my at garage sales and thrift stores. It's like finding a treasure each time I bring one home!
I've been gifted and inherited a lot of beautiful antique platters. I now have a new appreciation for them. Great Post!
Such a fun collection. I love dishes of all kinds.
I like the small ones for plates. Great for certain kinds of events, or foods.
I love the idea of using them as plates. (I wouldn't use one with handles, though.)
I'm never quite comfortable with round plates, even though it makes sense if you have three things on the plate: that way you can easily add one thing over another on your fork. But if you have two or three things that you would taste separately, then I much prefer oval plates / oval platters, although I've never tried it at home. I've always been stuck with round plates.
Interesting article! I too love vintage platters and plates and have a few that I've collected from charity shops over the years.
I have several special serving plates, each one different, too. They each have a story as to where I received it, as I've bought very few. (Hey, that rhymes.)