Carleton xDX Collection
Sonoma
Salad Plate
Precidio 'Sonoma' Melamine Salad Plate (grey grid)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00084
Former Accession Number
5198, 5189.1
Date
circa 2000 (design)
Date Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
compression moulded grey coloured melamine
Measurement
2cm (height)
plate
,
28cm (diameter)
plate
Physical Description
Grey plastic salad plate with raised grid-pattern.
Model ID
4500188
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