Earthenware soup plate with scalloped rim. Mulburry colored transfer-print series "Holy Bible" in the "Tadmore in the Desert" pattern. Border of foliate scrolls and floral sprays. Center scene of man and woman with pack camels amongst ruins and fallen columns.
soup plates
soup bowls
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
molding (forming)
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Soup
Desert
Plate, Soup
"Tadmor / in the Desert / Holy Bible [in open book] / H / Warranted" (printed)
Unknown
1 3/4 (H), 10 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Museum Accession
1980.345
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