Apostle plate with inscription of Saint Phillip, ca. 1740, Chinese, made for export, Porcelain, with polychrome enamel, Overall (confirmed): 1 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (2.5 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, This plate, which depicts Saint Philip, originally belonged to a set of dishes illustrating Christ’s apostles as well as John the Baptist. The Chinese potters likely used images from European prayer books as sources for the portraits
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Apostle plate, inscription, Saint Phillip, ca, 1740, Chinese, export, Porcelain, polychrome enamel, Overall, confirmed, 1, 8 7/8, 2.5, 22.5, 22.5 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, plate, depicts Saint, Philip, originally, set, dishes illustrating, Christ, apostles, well, John, Baptist, Chinese potters, images, European prayer, books, sources, portraits
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