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Porcelain plate with a lavishly decorated rim and central scene of baptism in gold and orange.
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  • Porcelain plate with a lavishly decorated rim and central scene of baptism in gold and orange.

Date:

c. 1750

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Plate

Place

Jingdezhen (Object made in)

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Made 1745–1755

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with iron red enamels and gilding

Inscriptions

Inscription on rim MAT 3:16; sticker "35"

Dimensions

3.8 × 22.2 cm (1 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Diam.: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.250

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