Parian ware vase

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This parian ware vase was made by the Glasgow potters J. and M.P. Bell around 1851. Parian ware is white unglazed ceramic, initially called 'statuary porcelain' as it successfully imitated marble.

Small Parian vase, exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 1851, made by J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow

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: 000-100-103-316-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.L.1997.90
• Date: Around 1851
  Pre 1851
  
• Material: Parian ware
  Vase
  
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• What: Vase
  
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• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event: Great Exhibition
  
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