Soup plate (detail)

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This detail shows two marks of the Glasgow potters, J. & M.P. Bell & Company Ltd. One mark is transfer-printed and the other is one of Bell's impressed trademarks. They are on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware soup plate dating from around 1887.

The transfer-printed mark consists of a circular belt with a bell in the centre. On the belt are the initials 'J. & M.P.B & Co. Ld.' Around the bell are the words 'TRADE/MARK'. Above the belt is a banner with the pattern name 'BLYTHSWOOD' and below is a scroll marked 'GLASGOW'.

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: 000-190-004-176-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.SVA 72.2
• Date: Around 1887
  c. 1887
  c.1887
  
• Material: Earthenware, glazed. Inscription: BLYTHSWOOD / J. & M P B & Co Ld
  Earthenware, glazed. Inscription: BLYTHSWOOD / J. & M P B & Co Ld
  Plate, soup
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 9.30" D
  9.30" D
  
• What: Plate, soup
  Plate, soup
  
• Subject: Furniture - rooms - Stonehouse parlour (NMAS Classification)
  Furniture - rooms - Stonehouse parlour (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
  J. and M.P. Bell and Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
  Stonehouse Collection
  Stonehouse Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Stonehouse
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Stonehouse
  
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• Description: One of two soup plates of glazed earthenware with light blue printed pattern, marked BLYTHSWOOD and J. & M P B & Co Ld, for Bell of Glasgow, c. 1887
  One of two soup plates of glazed earthenware with light blue printed pattern, marked BLYTHSWOOD and J. & M P B & Co Ld, for Bell of Glasgow, c. 1887
  
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