Carleton xDX Collection
Sonoma
Dinner Plate
Precidio 'Sonoma' Melamine Dinner Plate (grey dot)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00166
Former Accession Number
5198
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 dinner plate with raised dot pattern.
AAT Culture
Canadian
Work Type AAT
dinner 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