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Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Plate by artist is a cream-colored plate with a wide rim. The plate has a house painted in the center surrounded by red flowers and green foliage. There are four concentric circles around the house. The innermost circle is blue with a scalloped edge. The next circle is pink with a dotted edge. The third circle is blue with a dotted edge. The outermost circle on the plate is red and blue with a leaf pattern. The rim of the plate has a red and blue leaf pattern. Small green flowers are scattered on the plate between the circles and on the rim. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
Mexican
Dimensions:
530 × 624 px
Museum record:
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