made in Glasgow

Soup plates

These two green transfer-printed earthenware soup plates were made for export to South East Asia, by the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Co. Ltd. The pattern is called 'BUAH BUAH' and was registered in 1889.

The centre of each plate shows a selection of tropical fruits, including lychees, mangoes and breadfruit. The border consists of four orchid flowers in cartouches, set against a background pattern of diaper pattern.

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. The designs were often named using the local language.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-136-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 733 B
Date:	Around 1889 c. 1889 c. 1889
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: BUAH BUAH / J & M P B & Co Ld / TRADE MARK / R... No 131572 / B Earthenware. Inscription: BUAH BUAH / J & M P B & Co Ld / TRADE MARK / Rd No 131472 / J /B
Dimensions:	250 mm 250 mm
What:	Plate, soup Plate, soup
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification) Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker) J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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Description:	Earthenware soup plate with a centre pattern which shows a selection of tropical fruits, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, for export to south-east Asia, c. 1889 Earthenware soup plate with a centre pattern which shows a selection of tropical fruits, by J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd of Glasgow, for export to south-east Asia, c. 1889
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