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plates are basic tableware, subject to food-contact safety rules, and are collected as decorative and historical objects.","purpose":"Let an agent explain plates as tableware, describe kinds, materials and uses, relay history and collecting, and distinguish the dish from other senses of plate such as metal sheets, tectonic plates and licence plates.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Flat form","Tableware role","Many materials","Homonymous senses"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"identify","name":"Identify","description":"What plate this is.","layers":[{"id":"kind","name":"Kind","description":"Kinds.","findings":[{"id":"kind-finding","name":"Kind","description":"Kind.","questions":[{"text":"What kinds of plate exist, and how are they used in table settings?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the object a plate, a bowl, a platter or another sense of plate?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"materials","name":"Materials","description":"Materials.","findings":[{"id":"materials-finding","name":"Materials","description":"Materials.","questions":[{"text":"What materials are plates made from, and how do they differ in use and care?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific material?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"make","name":"Make","description":"Manufacture and safety.","layers":[{"id":"manufacture","name":"Manufacture","description":"Manufacture.","findings":[{"id":"manufacture-finding","name":"Manufacture","description":"Manufacture.","questions":[{"text":"How are ceramic, glass and plastic plates made?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits pottery?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"safety","name":"Safety","description":"Safety.","findings":[{"id":"safety-finding","name":"Safety","description":"Safety.","questions":[{"text":"What food safety rules apply to plates, including glaze limits?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"History and culture.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did plates develop from trenchers and ancient dishes to modern tableware?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"ceremonial","name":"Ceremonial","description":"Ceremonial plates.","findings":[{"id":"ceremonial-finding","name":"Ceremonial","description":"Ceremonial.","questions":[{"text":"What are offering plates, votive plates and other ceremonial plates, with attribution?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific object?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Collecting and senses.","layers":[{"id":"collecting","name":"Collecting","description":"Collecting.","findings":[{"id":"collecting-finding","name":"Collecting","description":"Collecting.","questions":[{"text":"How are decorative and antique plates collected and valued?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits ceramics collecting?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"senses","name":"Senses","description":"Other senses.","findings":[{"id":"senses-finding","name":"Senses","description":"Senses.","questions":[{"text":"How is plate used for metal sheets, tectonic plates, licence plates and printing plates?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific sense?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify plate types and materials, and set a table on request.","Report whether a plate is marked as safe for food, microwave or dishwasher use."],"mustNot":["Serve food on a plate that is cracked, chipped or not intended for food use.","Serve food on decorative or antique ware that may release lead or cadmium.","Serve a person food on a plate that has contacted an allergen they declared.","Handle or move ceremonial or museum ware without the keeper's authority."],"requiresHuman":["Deciding which ware may be used for serving food in a household or business."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Glazes on decorative and old ware can contaminate food.","Broken ceramic injures hands, and chipped ware harbours bacteria."],"affectedParties":["People who eat from it","Kitchen and service workers","Keepers of heirloom or museum ware"]},"owners":{"steward":"The household or business that keeps it; museums hold the ware in their collections.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q113518695","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q97659338","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"dish","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"flat object","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"tableware","type":"related","note":"with bowls and cups"},{"target":"ceramic","type":"related","note":"among other materials"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.plate","Wikidata: Q57216 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57216)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["dinner plate diameter: about 25-28 cm - typical"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Flat dish for food","Dinner, soup, side, charger, offering and votive plates","Bowls are deeper; platters are larger serving dishes; a metal plate is a sheet","A flat round dish with a slightly raised rim."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds and materials","relay history and manufacture","relay safety standards","distinguish other senses"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Lead leaching from old glazes","Breakage","Confusing senses of plate"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Food contact material regulations","Lead and cadmium limits for ceramic glazes","Microwave and dishwasher safety labelling"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Serving and eating food.","dinner, side, dessert and soup plates","chargers and service plates","paper and disposable plates","ceremonial plates such as offering plates and ancient votive plates","decorative and commemorative plates","weighing pans as a related flat form","a plate of food as a serving"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q57216: plate","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57216","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Plate (dishware)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_%28dishware%29","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should soup plate and charger be separate entries?","How should food safety standards be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming ceremonial objects, a weighing pan and a serving; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q57216/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q57216/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T00:32:31Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:52:01+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}