SACRED BIRD & BUTTERFLY BLUE DINNER PLATE

The dinner plate is filled with birds and butterflies in an all over pattern, banded in gold. Licensed product of Historic Charleston. This newest colorway has not been seen before, but this adaptation expresses the same sophistication as the original The Sacred Butterfly in orange was a Chinese export pattern of about 1800 and was intended for those who admired the sophistication of placing traditional Chinese motifs of birds, butterflies and flowers on European shapes. The Chinese word for butterfly, tieh, is a pun that expresses the wish that the owner might live to a ripe age. These motifs were rendered with characteristic understatement in the traditional Chinese orange and gold colors in an all-over pattern. The marriage of shape and design was a success and was reproduced in English china of about 1800-1810. Our reproductions are based on originals in Historic Charleston. Dishwasher safe.