Plates are large and absolutely beautiful! Received several compliments. Bought them also because they were dishwasher safe...NOT! After the big Christmas dinner, into the dishwasher they went. Had to throw one plate away because it was so damaged. The "chipping" turned into large broken piece off the top. I guess they knocked against each other while being washed. Now, so many are chipped. The chips stick out like a sore thumb. I went from 12 plates to about 7. Very disappointed. Should I use them again, will definitely wash them by hand. Ugh! Need to check in to seeing if they will replace the broken one and all the chipped ones. Appearance wise, they are stunningly beautiful plates. If they had advertised them as hand wash only, there wouldn't be this problem, and I would've given them a 5 star rating.