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Plate

Joseph McCully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The plate is circular with a brown-reddish background color. The plate has a dark brown rim with small bumps around the edge. There are four horizontal lines of gold decoration on the plate. The top and bottom lines are made up of the same repeating pointed pattern. The middle two lines are wavy. The plate has a shadow underneath it. The background is a gradient gray color. The plate is by Joseph McCully.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800–1850
Medium:
Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
530 × 625 px
Museum record:
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