Side plate

This transfer-printed earthenware side plate was made for export to South East Asia, by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. The pattern is called 'KEELIN HONG' and was registered in 1889.

The centre shows a dragon and an exotic bird with large feathers. The border pattern consists of four frames filled with octopus-like tentacles. The frames are separated by a scale pattern.

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

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Online ID:	000-100-104-503-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1993.592
Date:	Around 1889 c. 1889
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Dimensions:	165 mm D
What:	Plate
Subject:
Who:	J. and M.P. Bell and Co Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Indonesia, Java, Djakarta Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Side plate made for export by J. and M.P. Bell and Co, Glasgow Pottery, in blue "Keelin Hong" printed pattern: collected Djakarta, Java, Indonesia, 1991, c. 1889
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