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Plate, "Orchid"
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Counterparts
PHOTOGRAPHER
Robert Mapplethorpe, American, 1946–1989
MANUFACTURER
Swid Powell, New York, New York, 1982–2001
MEDIUM
Porcelain with overglaze transfer-printed decoration
DATES
1989
DIMENSIONS
1 3/8 × 12 × 12 in. (3.5 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
mount: 12 × 12 × 2 1/2 in. (30.5 × 30.5 × 6.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On underside in black: Swid Powell / © Robert Mapplethorpe [signature] / "Orchid, 1987"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.34.6
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Swid Powell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Plate, "Orchid", porcelain. White circular plate with sloping sides with photographic image of a black and white orchid on a black background over entire interior surface.
Condition: Excellent; original condition from manufacturer.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Counterparts
CAPTION
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989). Plate, "Orchid," 1989. Porcelain with overglaze transfer-printed decoration, 1 3/8 × 12 × 12 in. (3.5 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Swid Powell, 1990.34.6 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.34.6_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1990.34.6_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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