Plate (Plato)

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Plate (Plato)

Guatemala, circa 1790
Furnishings; Serviceware
Silver
Height: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm) Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, in memory of Charles B. Tate (M.2015.37.2)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Estate of Lafayette “Lafe” Pence Speirs, Los Angeles; Abell Auction Company, Commerce, California, 2003; Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, 2003; LACMA, 2015.

Label

Guatemala was a main producer of silverware during the early modern era (c. 1500–1800)....
Guatemala was a main producer of silverware during the early modern era (c. 1500–1800). A stamp on this simple, yet elegant plate depicts Saint James on horseback soaring above two peaks, an image associated with Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, the Spanish colonial capital of Guatemala.
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