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Title: From Stoke-on-Trent to Tehran: Wedgwood at the Court of Fath 'Ali Shah

Speaker: Fuchsia Hart

In 1810, the British East India Company (EIC) gave two large Wedgwood dining services to Fath ‘Ali Shah, then ruler of Iran. The services, one in the Japan pattern and the other in the Peony pattern, reportedly amounted to more than 600 pieces and cost the vast sum of £1300. These pieces,…

SAVE THE DATES: Transferware Collectors Club A Tour to England including the Newark Antiques Fair accompanied by Patricia Halfpenny

Please join us on a ceramic study tour to England where we will visit both public and private collections. This one-week tour will introduce you to some of the most significant collections of earthenware found in and around London and Staffordshire — including special access at private homes and museums that is not possible on your own. We will be…