Porches Pottery

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Small Plate

This small plate has a relatively deep profile for their size and is the perfect size to pair with our 26cm dinner plate. They stack well and have a consistent size, this makes them great for daily use. Consider pairing these with our mugs, butter dish and soup bowls for a breakfast set or with dinner plates for a beautiful traditional table setting.

This new iteration of our classic Primavera design is light and effortless. It is a generously spaced decoration, with single flowers surrounded by a flurry of leaves. We have allowed a little more white space than our traditional Primavera, which enables the form of the piece to stand out. For chefs, this design will allow the dishes that you serve to shine, lightly enclosing your meals in a garland of spring-time flowers.

18.5cm diameter

All our ceramics are hand made and hand painted by skilled artisans using ancient techniques here in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal.

Red clay, earthenware pottery has been characteristic of the region ever since the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Moors traded along the Algarvian coast. It has always been favoured for its hard-working, durable qualities. It has a satisfying weight and a robustness that is distinctive in the hand. In most instances, the shapes we use have been handed down, from potter to potter, for thousands of years and you will often find identical shapes in history museums across Europe.

The pottery is hand glazed and kiln fired to temperatures of over 1000º Centigrade (or around 2000º Fahrenheit), which makes it completely food safe, and brings out the lustrous finish.

We use the ancient Majolica technique to decorate our ceramics. This over glaze painting method demands free-flowing, confident brushwork, much like a fresco, and lends each piece with the distinct character of the artisan that has painted it. This means each and every piece is completely one-of-a-kind.

This is why you will find the signature of the artist and the mark of the Pottery on the base of each piece, though the trained eye can identify the artist from their brushwork alone.