Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.
saucers (plates)
enameling
painting (coating)
porcelain
Chinese export
Dish, Eating
Saucer
Saucer
Unknown
China
5 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears
1987.421.15
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