Souvenir Plate from New Mexico

Dateca. 1970

Mediumglazed porcelain

Dimensions5/8 × 9 1/4 in. (1.6 cm)

ClassificationsCeramic

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz

Object numberPC2021.1.5

DescriptionRound, white plate with a gold-painted, Damask-like design around the outer rim. There is an outline of the state of New Mexico in the center with the words "New Mexico, The Land of Enchantment" written around the outside. Decorated (clockwise from center) are images of the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns, the Palace of the Governors, a Navajo weaver, Taos Pueblo, a 17th century mission church, and White Sands National Monument. New Mexico city names are also written on the state.

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