Mottahedeh Sacred Bird and Butterfly Cake Platter

 This large round flat plate has many uses but we like the large flat size for a cake. Licensed product of Historic Charleston.

The Sacred Butterfly was a Chinese export pattern cica 1750-1760. It 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 which 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.