Enameled copper plate

unknown1740 - 1758 AD

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

Orders for specially designed sets of tableware were sent to China from Europe. This plate is decorated with the coat of arms of Cardinal Valenti of Mantua and is probably one of a set of plates ordered by the Cardinal sometime between 1738 and 1758.

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Title: Enameled copper plate
Creator: unknown
Date: 1740 - 1758 AD
Location: China
Physical Dimensions: h3.5 cm
Type: Plate
Medium: Enamel on copper
Time period: Reign of Qianlong, Qing dynasty
Accession Number: 924.10.15

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