Carleton xDX Collection
Salad Plate
Precidio Plate (purple and white)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00078a
Former Accession Number
5190
Date
2000 (design)
Material/Technique
compression moulded purple and white coloured melamine.
Measurement
2cm ()
Salad plate
,
21.5cm ()
Salad plate
Physical Description
Purple and white-coloured salad plate (white rim, purple centre).
Model ID
4260109, 4330109
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