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Large Handmade Oyster Platter

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Sale price$275.00

The oyster platter that becomes the centerpiece.

Melissa Bridgman presses real oyster shells into the clay to form each of the eighteen hollows on this platter, so every one carries the ridges and curves of a particular shell, and no two platters come out alike. Then she paints the oysters in by hand at her studio in Memphis.

It is a generous piece, made to sit in the middle of the table on a cold night with a dozen or so on the half shell and something good to drink. When the season winds down, it is handsome enough to stay out on a sideboard, or to go up on the wall. It comes with hooks for hanging.

These are made as a special edition, and Melissa sends us only a couple at a time. Available in blue and green.

Color:Blue

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Large Handmade Oyster Platter
Large Handmade Oyster Platter Sale price$275.00

Why Southern Hostesses Love Bridgman Ceramics

Bake, Serve, Stay at the Table

Baked oysters can go straight from oven to table in this beautiful, oven-safe serving dish.

Oyster Platter at Outdoor Lowcountry Oyster Roast

No Two Are Exactly Alike

Each plate is individually made and painted, giving every plate subtle variations that feel personal — never mass-produced.

Green Bridgman Pottery Oyster Plate on wall

Lives Beautifully Between Gatherings

Melissa Bridgman's serving pieces are designed to hang as wall art. A built-in hook means it’s always part of your home, not tucked away.

Why Buy from Us?

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Work by many of our makers is held in places like the Smithsonian.

Made in the South

We source 100% of our products from makers across the South.

 Made to be handed down 

Wood-fired stoneware and hand-forged steel, made for everyday use and then the next generation.

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Craftsman Profile

Bridgman Pottery

Melissa is a ceramist in Memphis, TN and a graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Her work exemplifies the very...Southern idea expressed by another notable UMiss grad that “the past isnt dead...it isn’t even past.” In our own experience, pieces like her deviled egg plates take us back to family reunions by the lake and Sunday afternoon dinners after church.

Melissa has said of her own work "The idea of hospitality plays a huge role in how I see my work being used, and I want everyday life to feel as special as the celebratory occasions we usually save our nice things for."

Her beautiful pieces have appeared in Garden and Gun, Southern Living, and Southern Home magazines.

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