Tobacco Leaf Bread & Butter Placemats Mouthblown in Tuscany

Mouthblown in Tuscany

or knickknacks and doodads in the kids’ room

is a perfect complement to any table setting

Intricately detailed with the signature cuts of our beloved Lismore pattern

Made in Portugal

Tobacco Leaf Bread & Butter Placemats Mouthblown in TuscanyTobacco Leaf, one of the most prized of Chinese Export patterns, was developed circa 1780, probably for the Portuguese and Brazilian markets though examples have also been found in other European countries and in North America. The design shows the leaves of the flowering Nicotiana (Tobacco) plant upon which a small phoenix perches bearing a flowering twig in its beak. This exact reproduction requires twenty eight colors including 22K gold and five