Noël — La Parure (8 Square Plates)

A young woman turned three-quarters to the light, cropped to her jewels — garnets at the ear, a beaded collar at the throat — here squared off, so the portrait fills the corners.

A square plate crops a picture differently. The image reaches the corners and the whole thing reads more like a tile than a dish, which suits a portrait better than a circle does. Square also stacks flat on a buffet and sits tighter on a crowded table.

Square plates, eight to a pack, in two sizes. The same portrait is available as a round plate with a coordinating bowl, and as full-bleed napkins.