This is a GREAT Chadwick white Porcelain buffet style heated serving dish. This dish has three compartments and a base for holding water.It does have the cord with the dish and does work we have plugged these in to test them. There is one small flea bite on the top edge of on the end. This is A Wonderful piece and is hard to find. This dish measures approx 6 inches in height, 9 3/4 inches in width and is 13 1/4 inches in length and has an approx packaged weight of 6 pounds 9 ounces.