antique plates

Old decorative china

Antique plates are decorative or functional dishware from an earlier era, typically at least a hundred years old.

Collectors prize them for craftsmanship, historical significance, or aesthetic appeal: She displayed her antique plates in a china cabinet.

The term also applies to older vehicle license plates sought by collectors and classic car enthusiasts.

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antique platesdisposable plates

Discardable eating surfaces

paper plates · plastic plates

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G