. Sacred Bird & Butterfly Blue Serveware – The Boutique Charleston
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Vendor Mottahedeh

Sacred Bird & Butterfly Blue Serveware

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The Sacred Butterfly 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 which expresses the wish that the owner might live to a ripe age. The marriage of shape and design was a success and was reproduced in English china of about 1800-1810. Reproductions are based on originals in Historic Charleston.

Small Square Bowl: 6.5'' square

Large Square Bowl: 9'' square

Shell Dish: 8.25''

Cookie Plate: 10.5''