Bases may also hold a plate with some information about the model, such as the title of the work or some historical background.

She leaned around the door, holding a plate out to him.

His stomach was so weak that it wouldn't even hold a plate of soup.

When he holds a plate up to the light, he sees the face of an angel.

It took him years even to hold a plate when he was holding the tea-towel as well.

He was carrying a tray which held a plate with a large silver serving cover.

She was holding a plate covered with a paper napkin.

Ma held a plate of cold biscuits in her hand.

Another machine nearby held a round plate out toward the cone.

It held a glass and a small plate with what looked like a roll on it.