Soup plate, made in Glasgow

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This earthenware soup plate was made around 1891 by Glasgow potters J. and M.P. Bell. It was produced for export to south-east Asia.

The plate's 'Ayam Jantan' pattern shows a cockerel with a flowing tail, and a smaller hen. The design was registered in 1891.

John and Matthew Perston Bell's company became one of the biggest and best-known potteries in Scotland. In production by 1842, the Glasgow Pottery, or 'Bells' as it was more commonly known, made a wide range of wares.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-331-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 801
• Date: 1850 - 1900
  Around 1891
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: AYAM-JANTAN / J & MPB & Co LD / GLASGOW / Rd No 174294 / B
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 40 mm H x 245 mm rim D
  
• 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 of a cockerel with a flowing tail, and a smaller hen, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
  
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