Carleton xDX Collection
Sonoma
Salad Plates
Precidio 'Sonoma' Melamine Salad Plates (white grid)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00077
Former Accession Number
5189
Date
2000 (design)
Material/Technique
compression moulded white coloured melamine
Measurement
1cm (height)
plate
,
21.4cm (diameter)
plate
Physical Description
Set of eight white plastic side plates with raised grid pattern.
Number of Components
8
Component Part Name
plate (x8)
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
salad plates, dishes (vessels for food)
Description
"In the late nineties, Precidio helped to revive Melmac. Rather than relying on retro patterns and shapes, the designer Willa Wong introduced a fresh look, creating mix-and-match dotted, ribbed and grid-patterned embossing to add texture and design."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 193
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Precidio Inc., Brampton