Tobacco Leaf Bread & Butter Plate plate ” Washington offered timeless counsel

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The pattern is inspired by an original piece displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tobacco Leaf Bread & Butter Plate plate ” Washington offered timeless counselThis elegant Tobacco Leaf design was originally created in China during the 18th century, likely for export to the Portuguese and Brazilian markets. Among all porcelain patterns of its time, Tobacco Leaf was the most lavish and highly prized. George and Martha Washington owned pieces of this very pattern, and several examples are preserved today in the Mount Vernon collection. A signature element of the design is the small phoenix bird, perched among