Soup plate (detail)

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This detail shows the mark of the Glasgow potters, J. and M.P. Bell and Company. It is on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware soup plate, made between 1842 and 1880 and exported to South East Asia.

There were many variations in Bell's marks. This one consists of the pattern name 'HARVEST' in between two sheaves of corn. Underneath are the company's initials 'J. & M.P.B. & Co.'

Some of Bell's exported plates can still be found in the bazaars and markets of South East Asia.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-178-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 648
• Date: 1842 - 1880
  Between 1842 and 1880
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: HARVEST / J & M P B & CO
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 270 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 a centre design showing figures lifting sheaves of corn, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. about 1842 - 1880 for export to south-east Asia
  
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