made in Glasgow

Soup plate

This red 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 'CASTILE' and the plate dates from between 1881 and the 1920s.

The border pattern consists of vine leaves and palmettes with a line of beading on the outer edge and a line of Greek Key pattern on the inner edge. The centre shows a star in the middle surrounded by a band similar to that of the border pattern, but on a smaller scale.

Bells were exporting pottery in large quantities during the second half of the 19th century. They developed a range of designs specially geared to the Eastern market based on oriental motifs and subjects.

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Online ID:	000-180-002-010-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 658
Date:	1850 - 1900 Between 1881 and the 1920s
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: J. & M.P.B. & CO LTD / CASTILE / B G
Dimensions:	250 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 showing a star in the middle surrounded by a band, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow about 1850 - 1900 for export to south-east Asia
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