Soup plate

This transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. It dates from between 1881 and the 1920s.

The pattern is called 'CHANTILLEY'. The plate has been printed in pink, with pale blue and pale green highlights painted in.

This company was one of the biggest and best known potteries in Scotland. It was founded by the brothers John and Matthew Perston Bell and was in production by 1842. After John's death in 1880, the new limited company continued production.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-027-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 876
Date:	1881 - 1929 Between 1881 and the 1920s
Material:	Glazed earthenware. Inscription: J. & M.P.B. & Co LD / TRADE MARK / CHANTILLEY
Dimensions:	240 mm D x 45 mm Depth x 240 mm W (of rim)
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:	Glazed earthenware soup plate, the plate has been printed in pink with pale blue and pale green highlights, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, 1881 - 1920s
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