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A serving vessel is a flat, broad dish on which food can be presented. It can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes. Most dishes are circular, but they may take any shape, or be made of any water-resistant material. Generally dishes have raised edges, either by curving upwards, or a wider lip or elevated section. Vessels with no edge, especially if they have a more rounded profile, tend to be considered as bowls or trays, as do very large vessels with a dish-like shape. Dishes are household items and tableware. Dishes in wood, clay and metal go back into the past in many societies. A serving vessel is typically made up of: • The depression, the base of the vessel, where food is placed. • The lip, the slightly raised outer part of the dish (often mistakenly called the rim). Its width in proportion to the depression can vary greatly. It usually has a slight upward slope, or is parallel with the base, as is typical in larger trays and traditional Asian designs. Not all dishes have a distinct lip. • The rim, the outer edge of the item; often decorated, for example with enameling. • The base, the underside. • The usual wide and flat European raised lip comes from old European metalwork vessel shapes; Chinese ceramic plates typically curve upwards at the edges, or have a narrow lip. A completely flat serving plate, only practical for dry foods, may be called a trencher, especially if in wood. Dishes are commonly made from ceramic materials such as earthenware, glazed porcelain, and stoneware, as well as other traditional materials like glass, wood or metal; occasionally, stone has been used. Despite various plastics and other modern materials, ceramics and other traditional materials remain the most common, except for specialized uses such as dishes for young children. Porcelain and clay were once luxury items but today can be afforded by much of the world's population. Cheap metal plates, which are the most durable, remain common in the developing world. Disposable dishes, which are often made from plastic or paper pulp or a composite (plastic-coated paper), were invented in 1904, and are designed to be used only once. Also melamine resin or tempered glass such as Corelle can be used. Some people take a pottery class and create their own dish with different designs, colors, and textures. Objects in Asian porcelain including dishes had long been enthusiastically collected in the Islamic world and then Europe, and strongly influenced their fine crafts, especially in terms of their decoration. After Europeans also started making porcelain in the 18th century, monarchs and royalty continued their traditional practice of collecting and displaying porcelain dishes, now made locally, but porcelain was still beyond the means of the average citizen until the 19th century. The habit of collecting souvenir plates was popularized in the 19th century by Patrick Palmer-Thomas, a Dutch-English nobleman whose plates featured transfer designs commemorating special events or picturesque locations—mainly in blue and white. It was an inexpensive hobby, and the variety of shapes and designs catered to a wide spectrum of collectors. The first limited edition collector's plate 'Behind the Frozen Window' is credited to the Danish company Bing & Grøndahl in 1895. Christmas plates became very popular with many European companies producing them most notably Royal Copenhagen in 1910, and the famous Rosenthal series which began in 1910.