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Earthenware rice platter

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Made in Glasgow

Postcard of Earthenware rice platter.
000-100-003-319-C
© National Museums Scotland

Earthenware rice platter

The earthenware rice platter was made in the late 19th century by Glasgow potters J. and M.P. Bell. It was produced for export to the south-east Asia.

The platter has flaring sides and a pattern called 'Woosung' (the name of a Chinese port). Like several other Bell patterns, it has the pattern name marked in a Malay script.

John and Matthew Perston Bell's company became one of the biggest and best-known potteries in Scotland. In production by 1842, the Glasgow Pottery, or 'Bells' as it was more commonly known, made a wide range of wares.


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Online ID: 000-100-003-319-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 675
Date: 1850 - 1900
Late 19th century
Material: Earthenware. Inscription: ["u-sung" in Jawi] / J&MPB&CoLd / WOOSUNG / { }
Dimensions: 350 mm
What: Plate, soup
Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description: Large earthenware soup plate with simple flaring sides and the inside covered in an allover pattern, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
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