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Soup plate

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made in Glasgow

Postcard of Soup plate.
000-190-002-316-C
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Soup plate

This red and 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 'DHURIAN and NANAS' and was registered in 1889.

The centre shows a pineapple plant and a dhurian plant with stylized flowers and leaves. The border pattern consists of four scallop-edged frames containing pictures of oriental buildings and birds.

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: 000-190-002-316-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 751
Date: Around 1889
c. 1889
Material: Earthenware. Inscription: DHURIAN and NANAS / J & M P B & Co Ld / Rd No 136522 / B
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 the centre showing a pineapple plant and a dhurian plant, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, for export to south-east Asia, c. 1889
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