Plate
Geography: China
Period: Reign of Qianlong, Qing dynasty
Date: 1740-1758 AD
Medium: Enamel on copper
Object number: 924.10.15
Current Location:Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China
Description 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 probable one of a set of plates ordered by the Cardinal sometime between 1738 and 1758.
