china sets
Fine dining collections
China sets are matching collections of porcelain dinnerware—typically plates, bowls, cups, and saucers in coordinated patterns.
These are the "good dishes" brought out for holidays and formal occasions: She registered for a china set for her wedding.
A full set may include serving pieces and place settings for eight or twelve.
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- dinnerwareVessels for serving meals
- tea serviceMatching vessels for steeping
- teacupsSmall handled drinking vessels
- saucersShallow cup-holding dishes
plates · bowls · heirloom · passed down · wedding · cabinet · delicate · gilded · floral · hand painted · pattern · service · hutch · grandmother · formal · dinner party · special occasions · breakable
- marriage giftsdowry, bridewealth, bride price, trousseau, hope chest
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
material quality and formality
china setspaper plates
Single-use dining surfaces
plastic plates · picnicware · Corelle · stoneware · earthenware
china, set, sets, setting, reset, unset, preset, setter, setters