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Platter, Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan (Taj Mahal) pattern  c. 1824–30s
Oriental Scenery Cartouche series
maker unknown
possibly Staffordshire, England
earthenware, blue underglaze
Collection of Michael Sack . Courtesy SFO
The newest exhibit from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport, “From Print to Plate: Views of the East on Transferware,” features early nineteenth-century blue-and-white transferware with scenes of India, the Middle East, and China. You’ve likely seen examples of transferware or transferware-like plates, but never looked closely at the actual images there. If […]