made in Glasgow

Soup plate

This transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made by John Thomson & Sons of Annfield Pottery in Glasgow's Gallowgate. It dates from the second half of the 19th century and was exported to South East Asia.

The pattern is called 'DEHLI' after the Indian city. The centre shows a group of figures with horses and an elephant on the near bank of a river. The border pattern consists of groups of flowers.

This plate is one in an extensive collection of Scottish plates found in the bazaars and markets of Java, Sumatra and Borneo, areas for which they were undoubtedly produced.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-900-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 624
Date:	1850 - 1900 Second half of the 19th century
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: DELHI / STONE CHINA / JOHN THOMSON & SONS / JOHN THOMSON / ....."GRANITE"
Dimensions:	200 mm
What:	Plate, soup
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	John Thomson and Sons (Maker)
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Description:	Flat earthenware soup plate with a fluted rim and twelve straight sides, showing a group of figures in the centre, by John Thomson and Sons about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
References:	Calder, J (ed.). The Enterprising Scot. Edinburgh: NMS, 1986, pp 108-112.
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