What is a Butter Dish?
Before refrigerators existed the butter dish was key to preserving one of the most luxurious items of the day. A butter dish is a small dish, sometimes covered, used on the dining table to hold a pat or individual scrolls of butter. It has been used as a way of keeping butter since the 19th […] ...Read More...
Armada Dish History
‘Armada’ – The word derives from the Portuguese and Spanish term for naval fleet. ‘Fleet’ meaning a large formation of warships at sea; an army on land would be the direct equivalent. ‘But how does this ‘naval fleet’ translation link to a silver dish?’ We hear you ask. Well, the history behind these silver dishes […] ...Read More...
