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Plate, "Calla Lily"

Designer/Photographer: Robert Mapplethorpe, American, 1946-1989
Manufacturer: Swid Powell
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: Japan
Dates: 1989
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 12 x 12 in. (4.4 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Markings: On underside: (1) printed in black: Swid Powell / © Robert Mapplethorpe [signature] / "Calla Lily, 1984" (2) small square black sticker with white print: MADE / IN / JAPAN
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1990.34.4
Credit Line: Gift of Swid Powell
Image: Overall, 1990.34.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Plate, "Calla Lily", porcelain. White circular plate with sloping sides with photographic image of a white calla lily on a black background over entire interior surface. CONDITION: Excellent; original condition from manufacturer.

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