Plate (detail)

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The detail shows the mark of the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. It is on the base of a glazed earthenware plate, made between 1881 and the 1920s.

There were many variations in Bell's marks. This one consists of a circular belt with a bell in the centre. On the belt are the initials 'J & MPB & Co Ld'. Around the bell are the words 'TRADE/MARK'. Above the belt is the pattern name 'DEESIDE'.

Like many other potteries in the second half of the 19th century, Bell's most popular ware was transfer-printed earthenware, which was durable, decorative and affordable by the masses. Some designs were extremely well produced.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-184-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 832
• Date: 1881 - 1929
  Between 1881 and the 1920s
  
• Material: Blue / white glazed earthenware. Inscription: DEESIDE / J and M P B and Co Ltd / TRADE / MARK / JB
  Plate
  
• Dimensions: 277 mm D (rim)
  
• What: Plate
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Plate of blue white glazed earthenware, with an abstract decoration of scrolls, diaper pattern and flowers on the rim, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow, 1881 - 1920s
  
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