bread plates

Small dining saucers

Bread plates are small plates, typically six to seven inches in diameter, placed to the left of a main dinner plate in formal table settings.

They hold bread or rolls during a meal, keeping crumbs off the tablecloth and away from the main course: The caterer set out bread plates and butter knives for each guest.

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chargers · dinnerware · china · bone china · porcelain · appetizer · table setting · crumbs · linen · napkins · white tablecloth · silverware · place setting · place cards · tablecloth · dinner party · serving · ceramic

Categories
Opposites
plate size/course hierarchy in table setting

bread platesdinner plates

Dishes for main courses

platters · large plates

formality of dining

bread platespaper plates

Single-use dining surfaces

disposable plates · plastic plates · TV trays

Family

bread, plate, breads, plates, breaded, breading, plated, plating, breadwinner

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G