made in Glasgow

Plate (detail)

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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
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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