The Dessert Plate in our 'Orange' Collection is designed by Backcountry Mercantile and hand-painted by famed Italian ceramic maker Fima Deruta. This is an individual dessert plate and measures just under 8 inches in diameter. This plate has an orange rim. It may be used as an antipasto, appetizer, salad, side bread, cookie, or breakfast plate. **Please note that handcrafted ceramics display minor imperfections from the creation process. Trapped air, producing slight air bubbles, is inevitable and color may vary.** A Guide to Handmade Italian Ceramics Italian dinnerware is traditionally made of red or white clay. To find out which, simply turn the object over to see the unglazed area on the bottom. This visibility of the clay shows what once prevented the object from sticking to the kiln d