Object name: Plate / Donor: Design Department (UC Berkeley) / Materials: Gold (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Plate, accession number 9-12745, described as China. Plate, porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. Rose Canton export ware. Wide, flat bottomed with raised turned up marli. Large central medallion with rose-pink blossoms, bright green foliage, yellow fruits and butterflies; narrow floral band surrounding. Wide band on marli to rim with dozens of black, yellow, blue butterflies on gilt ground. Four reserve panels containing rose sprays. Underside plain, white. Pinholes in surface of glaze. Many chips in edge, gilt very worn. Height 2.6 centimeters, diameter 25 centimeters.