Soup plate

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This transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made by the Glasgow potters, Robert Cochran & Company. It dates from the second half of the 19th century and was exported to South East Asia.

The centre shows a three-legged vase containing branches of flowers. The border decoration is made up of sections of diaper pattern, alternating with stylized flowers. The pattern title is obscured but part of it reads 'No. 2...'

This plate is one in an extensive collection of Scottish plates found in the bazaars and markets of Java, Sumatra and Borneo, areas for which they were undoubtedly produced.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-904-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 629
• Date: 1850 - 1900
  Second half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: COCHRAN & CO ST ROLLOX *GLASGOW* / N 2... / V
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 240 mm
  
• What: Plate, soup
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: R. Cochran and Co., St Rollox, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, St Rollox
  
• Event:
• Description: Earthenware soup plate with the centre showing a three-legged vase with geometric patterns, by R. Cochran and Co. of Glasgow about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
  
• References:
  • Calder, J (ed.). The Enterprising Scot. Edinburgh: NMS, 1986, pp 108-112. 
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