made in Glasgow

Soup plate

This red and green transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made for export to South East Asia, by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. It dates from between 1881 and the 1920s.

The design of this plate is called 'HUMMING BIRD'. The centre shows a humming bird with flowers, surrounded by a band of stylized leaves and scrolls. The border pattern consists of stylized flowers and tendrils.

During the second half of the 19th century Bells developed a range of designs specially geared to the Eastern market. One of the design innovations used by them was the two-coloured printed pattern, where the central motif and border were of different colours, as in this example.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-931-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 657
Date:	1881 - 1920s Between 1881 and the 1920s
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: HUMMING BIRD / J. & M.P.B. & Co LD / Glasgow
Dimensions:	220 mm
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 consisting of four circles enclosing a flower, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow about 1881 - 1920s for export to south-east Asia
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