Unidentified artist
Plate (Plato)circa 1790

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Unidentified artist
Title: Plate (Plato)
Place Made: Guatemala
Date Made: circa 1790
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Height: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm) Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, in memory of Charles B. Tate
Accession Number: M.2015.37.2
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: 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.
Provenance: Estate of Lafayette “Lafe” Pence Speirs, Los Angeles; Abell Auction Company, Commerce, California, 2003; Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, 2003; LACMA, 2015.