made in Glasgow

Soup plate (detail)

This detail shows the trademark of the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. The mark is on the underside of a transfer-printed, glazed earthenware soup plate which forms part of a dinner service made between 1881 and the 1920s.

There were many variations in Bell's marks. This one consists of a circular belt with a bell in the centre and a scroll underneath. On the belt are the initials 'J. & M.P.B. LD.' Around the bell are the words 'TRADE/MARK'. 'GLASGOW' is on the scroll underneath.

Like many other potteries in the second half of the 19th century, Bell's most popular ware was transfer-printed earthenware, which was durable, decorative and affordable by the masses. Some designs were extremely well produced.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-837-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 75.1
Date:	1881 - 1929 Between 1881 and the 1920s
Material:	Pale blue and white glazed earthenware. Inscription: J & M.P.B. LD. TRADEMARK / GLASGOW
Dimensions:	43 mm H x 240 mm D
What:	Plate, soup
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	J. and M.P. Bell Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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Description:	Circular soup plate of pale blue and white glazed earthenware from a dinner service, transfer-printed with a poppy and bindweed design, marked "J. & M.P.B. LD." for Bell of Glasgow, 1881 - 1929
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