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This transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was exported to South East Asia by the Glasgow potters, J. and M.P. Bell and Company. It dates from between 1842 and 1880.

The pattern is called 'HAWKING'. The plate's centre shows a lady on horseback and two male figures passing in front of a medieval castle. The lady and one of the men are carrying hawks. The border pattern consists of three panels containing a summerhouse and swans.

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

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-923-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 649
• Date: 1842 - 1880
  Between 1842 and 1880
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: HAWKING / J & M P B & CO / C
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 265 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 the centre showing a medieval castle with trees, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. about 1842 - 1880 for export to south-east Asia
  
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