Yanco BM-711CL Birmingham Melamine 11-1/2" x 6" x 2-3/8" Dessert Plate 16 oz, Clay and Black — Case of 12 (1 dz)

The clay-and-black BM-711CL measures eleven and a half inches across with an edge two and three-eighths inches high, a shade lower than the other three in the family, and holds sixteen ounces. On a plate this wide, a clay interior keeps a sparsely dressed surface from looking bare.

A large plate that is not flat

Birmingham's other eleven-and-a-half-inch item, the BM-111, is a flat round plate. This one has a deliberate wall, so it can take a dessert that releases liquid as it stands: baked fruit, a warm sponge with sauce, ice cream served alongside something hot straight from the oven.

Sold by the full case. Case of 12 (1 dz)