Inspired by vintage Italian lace, the Arte Italica Merletto White Salad Plate may also be used as a dessert plate. A slice of pumpkin pie, or a wedge of the Rustic Blueberry, Lavender and Lemon Galette served on this subtlety rich background tastes even better.

Each piece of ceramic in the Merletto collection is dried and fired using a black clay delicately glazed by dipping the clay into a mixture of powdered materials and premelted glass.

Merletto is an intricate, traditional antique Italian lace pattern artisans mold into the black clay prior to applying the antique white glaze.