The plates on the walls, in your opinion, have outlived themselves? We dare to assert the opposite with all responsibility. Another modern dish is close to a work of art, such hide in the cabinets is just criminal
Hanging on the walls of dishes and cutlerya couple of centuries ago was not a sign of an uncontrollable desire for beauty, for the most part this method was used as another option for storage.
Over time, the housewives realized that the plates on the wallscan be more attractive. Young people after the betrothal began to show off the dowry, needlewomen, who could decently decorate the dish, generously "decorated" the huts with their works, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought family relics to the cities with equal enthusiasm. 
