Bone Dishes

Bone dishes were considered a necessary part of a table setting for the Victorian table. The crescent-shaped dish was kept at the edge of the dinner plate so the bones removed from the fish could be stored away from the uneaten food. Some bone dishes were made in more fanciful shapes and many resemble fish. Bone dishes were most popular in the late 1890s and early 1900s. For more information, explore our identification guides.