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Camilla Dinner Plate, Green Garland Set of 4

£120

Materials
Fine European Earthernware
Width
26.5 cm

Hand-painted in Portugal, a wreath of pink and blue blooms winds around the rim — each flower placed by hand, no two quite meeting in the same way.

The villages above Caldas da Rainha have been painting this garland for longer than anyone can remember — field flowers, observed rather than invented, running rim to rim the way they run along a garden wall in June.
JJ keeps this set of 4 dinner plates among plain white and dark stoneware. The open centre holds whatever lands on it. The garland does the rest.

Inspiration
There is a workshop above Caldas da Rainha with no sign on the door, because the people who need to find it already know where it is. JJ found it on a Wednesday in May, following no particular logic. Inside, a painter was placing this garland — pink bloom, blue flower, green stem, pink bloom — around a rim with the unhurried certainty of someone who has never once questioned whether it was worth doing.

The flowers are field varieties, observed rather than invented. No two blooms meet at quite the same angle. JJ bought more than she had planned to and has not once reconsidered it.
Collectors Questions

Q: Are these for everyday use or best kept for special occasions?


A: They are made for use, and use is exactly what brings them to life. These plates look great decorating a wall and wall cabinets and mostly look fantastic on the table. Hand-painting ages gracefully; it does not need protecting. That said, treat them with the same consideration you would give any well-made thing, and they will outlast cheaper alternatives by years.

Q: Are the dinner plates dishwasher safe?


A: They can go in the dishwasher on a low-temperature or eco cycle — ideally 30–40°C or below — with a mild, non-aggressive detergent. Skip the intensive cycle and switch off heated drying. That said, hand-washing is the better long-term habit if you want the glaze and hand-painted detail to hold their depth for years rather than months.

Q: Do the dinner plates mix well with plain white crockery?


A: Beautifully. A patterned dinner plate alongside plain white is one of the most enduring combinations in table setting — the pattern stands out, the white gives it air. It's an easy way to bring a Casa by JJ plate into a table that's already established.

Q: Do the side plates match the dinner plates from the same collection exactly?


A: Where a matching dinner plate exists within the same collection — such as the Cara Shell or Camilla pairs — both are drawn from the same glaze and pattern, so they're designed to sit together as one setting. That said, mixing different designs across the Casa by JJ range is always encouraged.

Q: Are these a suitable wedding or housewarming gift?


A: A set of four distinctive dinner plates is one of the more considered gifts you can give — something the recipient will use and notice every time, and won't already own. Gift wrapping and a handwritten note are available at checkout.

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Towards A Greener Future

At Casa by JJ, we believe true luxury considers its legacy, not just in heirloom pieces, but in the planet we leave behind. That’s why we are proud to triple carbon offset, going beyond neutral to give back more than we take. Every collection is a step towards a greener future, where beauty at home and responsibility to the world exist in harmony.

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