Soup plate (detail)

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This detail shows the mark of the Glasgow potters, J. and M.P. Bell and Company. It is on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware soup plate, the design for which was registered in 1853. The plate was exported to South East Asia and collected there.

There were many variations in Bell's marks. This one consists of the pattern name 'VICTORIA SCROLL' between two fronds. Underneath are the company initials 'J. & M.P.B'. Incorporated in the mark is the registry mark, 10 March 1853.

Bells started exporting by the 1860s. Their trade with South East Asia was particularly important.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-917-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 643
• Date: 10 March 1853
  Around 1853
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: VICTORIA SCROLL / J & MPB
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 270 mm
  
• What: Plate, soup
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co. (Maker)
  
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• Description: Earthenware soup plate with a scalloped and moulded edge, with a centre showing a bunch of flowers with ribbons, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. in 1853 for export to south-east Asia
  
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