Oh my goodness, these plates are incredible!  They are solid and sturdy and even better than I expected in terms of coloring.  The photos in the ad are deceiving - one shows a more brown/tan coloring in the middle of the plates, another shows more white, but believe me that they are a happy middle of those colors - not too dark and not too bright.  The bowls are really deep, and the mugs are wide and gorgeous!  A+++