made in Glasgow
This detail shows the mark of the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Company. It is on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware soup plate, made between 1842 and 1880 and exported to South East Asia.
There were many variations in Bell's marks. This one consists of wild rose heads with a scroll placed on top. The pattern name 'WILD ROSE' is contained with in the scroll and the company initials 'J. & M.B.P. & Co' appear underneath.
Some of Bell's exported plates can still be found in the bazaars and markets of South East Asia.
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