Earthenware ewer with a marbled glaze

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This earthenware ewer was made by the Glasgow potters J. and M.P. Bell around 1851.

Earthenware ewer, 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: 000-100-103-318-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.L.1997.92
• Date: Around 1851
  c. 1851
  
• Material: Earthenware
  Ewer
  
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• What: Ewer
  
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• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co. (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event: Great Exhibition
  
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