Yanco SD-4 Accessories Chinaware 4" Shell Dish, Bright White — Case of 36 (3 dz)

A scallop shell rendered in porcelain, four inches long by three and a half wide, with the fan ribs raised across the face and the hinge drawn into a small lip at the narrow end. That lip is where a thumb goes, which is the whole reason the shape survives in restaurant ware: a server can lift this dish clear with one hand.

4 inch shell dish

An inch of depth takes a lemon wedge and a pour of mignonette, two oysters off the shell, a butter curl, or a single bite amuse going out ahead of a seafood course. The ribs hold a sauce in their channels rather than letting it run to one side when the dish is tilted. Three dozen to a case. Oven safe porcelain means a baked clam or a small gratin can be fired in the shell and brought straight out, and the glaze will not pick up a garlic stain.

Sold by the full case. Case of 36 (3 dz)