made in Glasgow

Soup plate

This red and blue transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made for export to South East Asia, by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. The pattern is called 'PEKIN' and was registered in 1889.

The centre shows a large pagoda with a conical roof - a representation of the Temple of the Sun in Peking. The border pattern consists of a chain of lozenges, each containing a flower shape.

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:	000-100-103-963-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 724
Date:	Around 1889 c. 1889
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: ..M.....Ld / PEKIN / Rd No 118723 / B
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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 pattern showing a large pagoda with a conical roof, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, for export to south-east Asia, c. 1889
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