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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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