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Plate

Title	Plate
Date	ca. 1740–45 18th century
Medium	Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Classification	Ceramics-Pottery
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration Entomological plates

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