EditorialUnknown (Chinese), Hot Plate, 18th Century, Glazed hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel and gilding, 2 x 11 x 9 7/8 in. (5.1 x 27.9 x 25.1 cm).
EditorialPrecious Coleman cooks dinner on a hot plate while her older son, Jayciyon, 15, plays video games in another room at their home in Clarksdale, Miss., on Feb. 4, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
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EditorialUnknown (Chinese), Hot Plate, 18th Century, Glazed hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel and gilding, 2 x 11 x 9 7/8 in. (5.1 x 27.9 x 25.1 cm).
EditorialUnknown (Chinese), Hot Plate, late 18th Century, Glazed hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel and gilding, 1 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (4.6 x 28.6 x 24.1 cm).