Dishware 1424786 222508033 2008-06-29T18:36:54Z Thingg 5924818 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/87.113.83.46|87.113.83.46]] to last version by Thingg (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{redirect3|Crockery|For the township, see [[Crockery Township, Michigan]]}} [[Image:Tablesetting.jpg|thumb|A place setting including dishware]] '''Dishware''' is the general term for the '''dishes''' used in serving, and eating food, including [[plate (dishware)|plate]]s and [[bowl]]s. '''Dinnerware''' is a synonym, especially meaning a set of dishes, including serving pieces. The broader term [[Tableware]] includes dishes, cutlery, and drinking vessels. ''Flatware'' refers to plates and cutlery. ''Hollowware'' refers to containers like bowls and pitchers, especially if made of metal. Modern dishes may be made of [[earthenware]], [[stoneware]], [[porcelain]], [[glass]], and durable [[plastic]]s, such as [[melamine resin]]. Disposable dishes made of paper or lightweight plastics may be used for casual eating. Historically, dishes have also been made of wood, metals such as [[pewter]], and even animal [[skull]]s. In [[British English]] the term '''crockery''' is used. In [[Hiberno-English]] the term '''delph''' is used. During the last [[1940|1940's]] a number of companies in the [[United States|U.S.]] started to make standardized dinnerware with "atomic" or "futuristic" designs, leading into the [[Mid-century_modern|Mid-Century Modern]] period. Two of the most popular and prolific designs were the [[Starburst (dinnerware)]] design by {cite} and [[Temporama]], the latter of which could be "purchased" by turning in stamps, the history of which is not specific - some say the stamps were given away by gas stations, other say it was grocery stores, and likely it was both{cite}. The designs used in these dinnerware sets continue to survive today, a major iconographic design from the 1950's that is still used today. {{wiktionarypar4|dishware|dishes|crockery|delph}} ==Types of dishes== [[Image:Ice cream plate.jpg|thumb|Ice cream plate used at the White House during the [[Rutherford B. Hayes|Hayes]] administration.|right]] *[[Plate (dishware)|Plates]], such as dinner plates, salad plates, or bread plates *[[Bowl (vessel)|Bowl]]s, including soup bowls, cereal bowls, or dessert bowls *[[Teacup]]s, [[saucer]]s and [[mug]]s *[[Sugar bowl (dishware)|Sugar bowl]] and [[creamer]] *[[Serving Dish (dishware)|Serving dishes]], including [[Platter (dishware)|platter]]s, [[salver]]s, and [[tray]]s ==Fine China Dinnerware Manufacturers== *[[Aynsley]] *[[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat]] *[[Bernardaud]] *[[Buccellati]] *[[Christofle]] *[[Churchill china|Churchill China]] *[[Couzon]] *Dansk *Gibson *[[Gien (dishware)]] *[[Hutschenreuther]] *International *[[Kosta Boda]] *[[Lenox (company)|Lenox]] *[[Lladro]] *[[Meissen porcelain]] *[[Noritake]] *[[Churchill china|Queen's]] *[[Rosenthal]] *[[Royal Copenhagen]] *[[Royal Crown Derby]] *[[Royal Doulton]] *[[Royal Worcester]] *[[Spode]] *[[Villeroy & Boch]] *[[Waterford Crystal]] *[[Wedgwood]] ==See also== *[[Cutlery]] *[[Drinkware]] * [[List of eating utensils]] *[[Table setting]] *[[Tableware]] *[[Silver (household)]] [[Category:Kitchenware]] [[Category:Containers]] [[de:Essgeschirr]] [[eo:Servico]] [[lt:Indas]] [[nl:Serviesgoed]] [[ru:Посуда]] [[fi:Astia]] [[sv:Servis]] [[yi:געשיר]]