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Plate (detail)

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made in Glasgow

Postcard of Plate (detail).
000-190-002-135-C
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Plate (detail)

This detail shows two marks of the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Company. One mark is transfer-printed and the other is one of Bell's impressed trademarks. They are on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware plate which dates from between 1842 and 1880.

There were many variations in Bell's marks. The transfer-printed mark consists of a bird with outstretched wings sitting on top of a scroll which contains the pattern name 'Triumphal Car'. Underneath are the company initials, 'J. & M.P.B & Co.'

This was one of Bell's most popular and enduring patterns and was made in a number of different versions.


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Online ID: 000-190-002-135-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1958.29
Date: 1842 - 1880
Between 1842 and 1880
Material: Earthenware. Inscription: Bell with JB / bird with outstretched wings alighting on a scroll inscribed Triumphal Car, the sun's rays behind / J. & M.P.B. & Co [below]
Dimensions: 10.50" D
What: Plate
Subject:
Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description: Earthenware plate printed in underglaze blue with a Roman soldier mounting a chariot in a landscape, made by J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow, 1842 - 1880
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