made in Glasgow

Soup plate

This green and red 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 'MALACCA' after the Malacca Straits in Malaysia.

The centre shows a circular scene of a stretch of water with a rocky headland, a jetty, three boats and a flock of birds. The border pattern consists of twelve 'scallop shells' set against a background of lines and scrolls.

During the second half of the 19th century Bells developed a range of designs specially geared to the Eastern market. One of the design innovations used by them was the two-coloured printed pattern, where the central motif and border were of different colours, as in this example.

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Online ID:	000-180-002-016-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 667
Date:	1850 - 1900 Between 1881 and the 1920s
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: J&MPB&Co-- / TRADE MARK / MALACCA / A R C N A[?]
Dimensions:	250 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 design showing a circular scene of a stretch of water, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
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