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Soup plate

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made in Glasgow

Postcard of Soup plate.
000-100-103-966-C
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Soup plate

This green transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made for export to South East Asia, by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. The pattern is called 'BURONG SUPAN' and was registered in 1884.

The centre pattern is of a circle divided into eight triangular sections. The border consists of four quatrefoils, each containing either a pineapple, a pomegranate, or a flower.

Bells started exporting by the 1860s. Their trade with South East Asia was particularly important. After John Bell's death in 1880, the company continued with this trade, producing a remarkable range of specially designed transfer-printed oriental patterns for the area.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-966-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 729
Date: Around 1884
c. 1884
Material: Earthenware. Inscription: BURONG SUPAN / J & M P B & Co Ld / TRADE MARK / Rd No 128553 / B / A / 18 / 9 [or] 6
Dimensions: 245 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
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Description: Earthenware soup plate with a centre pattern of a circle divided into eight triangular sections, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, for export to south-east Asia, c. 1884
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