What is
Dish drainer: support where the washed dishes drain and dry on their edges (DCVB, Mall., Eiv.). In other areas it is called sideboard (Organyà, Gandesa).
How is
- Frame of slats or board with slots, hanging over the sink (sink) or leaning on it.
- Pine wood; later metal and plastic.
- Measurements: to be verified.
How is fa
- Fuster work: parallel slats assembled to two crossbars.
Com s'usa
- The plates are left on edge; The water falls into the sink.
- It acts as storage: the clean plate lives on the plater until the next meal.
Vocabulary
- plater: dish drainer (Mall.).
- rentador: sink.
- escudeller: tableware rack.
History
- No Majorcan dates located (to verify in 19th century inventories).
On veure'n
- Museum of Mallorca, Etnològica Section (Wall) : kitchen (to be verified).
- Still in use in town houses.
Why is it design
- Dry without a cloth: gravity and air.
- Minimal furniture: few slats, daily use.
For the project
- Piece: pine or olive plater, simple and salable product.
- Files: escudeller , gerrer , ribella .
- Trades: fusteria-mallorquina · fusta-d-olivera .
Frequently asked questions
What is Plater?
Dish drainer: support where the washed dishes drain and dry on their edges (DCVB, Mall., Eiv.). In other areas it is called sideboard (Organyà, Gandesa).
What are the traditional words for Plater?
Some words: escudeller, plater, rentador.
Sources
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=plater
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=escudeller
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=aparador
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.