Franklin Mint Sterling silver bird Plate "Bobwhite" - 5.970 ozt. Round, shallow silver or silver-plated serving tray or dish with a simple rolled rim, currently displayed on a stand. The center is permanently etched or decorated with a detailed monochromatic illustration of a game bird, likely a quail or partridge, surrounded by tall grasses.

Plate Diameter: 8 in.

Weight: 5.970 ozt.

The Franklin Mint bird plates were part of that late-20th-century wave of “collectibles” that aimed to bring a touch of domestic sophistication into living rooms and dining rooms, often displayed in those specially sized wooden racks above the kitchen doorway. They featured meticulously painted songbirds—cardinals, chickadees, blue jays—rendered in a style that’s hyper-realistic, idealized, and gently sentimental, like a field guide filtered through nostalgia. Each plate came with a certificate of authenticity, a serial number, and the suggestion of investment value, though in reality their worth is mostly emotional rather than monetary today. They occupy a particular cultural moment, perched somewhere between decorative art and mass-produced aspiration, and for a lot of people they’re a memory object—something that lived in their grandmother’s house glowing quietly in the afternoon light.

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