What Do Your Plates Say About You?
Could the tableware you collect hold the key to your aesthetic psyche? A look at the secrets hiding in your china cabinet
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Anyone who claims the eyes are the windows to the soul would do well to nose around in a butler's pantry or two. Turns out our shelves are brimming with beautiful "tells," patterns and porcelain craft that may hold intriguing secrets about the places we long for, characters in our memoirs, adventurous streaks we're still chasing down. What's more, the stories half-buried in our dinnerware choices, when revealed, can energize our tables like a seasoned raconteur, spinning tales of wonder and escape, monarchs and mystery. It is possible to find our inner gardener, globe-trotter, even hopeless romantic deep in the stacks of plates—what do your plates reveal?
Wedgwood Wonderlust Golden Parrot Dessert Plate
“Fetch my passport; I’ve an appointment round the globe.”
Cece Barfield Inc. Veranda Dinner Plate
“Lost in the garden; see you at dusk.”
“My paintbrush is my Uber. Call me a restless time-hopper with a soul in Ottoman Turkey.”
Emporio Sirenuse Suzani Circle Charger Plate
“Hypnotic, ravishing—the dinner party guest you can’t quit.”
“I never met a royal protocol I didn’t adore.”
“Most comfortable with a place in the sun.”
The Ark Elements Fête des Lys de la Vallée Dinner Plate
The Ark Elements Fête des Lys de la Vallée Dinner Plate
“I write love letters until my pen goes dry—yours is in here somewhere.”
Marie Daâge Frise Grecque Dessert Plate
Marie Daâge Frise Grecque Dessert Plate
“Ouzo, ice, and a good bit of quiet, please—I’ll just be over here, nose in the classics.”
Malaika Clover Hexagon Dessert Plate
“The souks are my Shangri-la. The livewire streets, ducking in and out of stalls—catch me if you can.”
“I don’t do ‘express lunch.’ Bring the fish, the bread, the wine; repeat.”
“The original hipster—gallery girl by day, stylist for the band by night.”
ELYSIAN by EM Dahlia Fortuna Dinner Plate
“Like a kaleidoscope, I can change by the minute. But it’s always a good show."
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