The Glasgow Pottery of John And Matthew Perston Bell

Download or read book The Glasgow Pottery of John And Matthew Perston Bell written by Henry E Kelly and published by Henry E Kelly. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of the famous Bells brothers from Glasgow, Scotland, who founded J & M P Bell pottery in Townhead of Glasgow in 1841. They produced extensive ranges of earthenware pottery, china etc throughout their existence. Also known as "The Glasgow Pottery", the J&MP Bell company is the most prolific Scottish pottery ever to have existed. This book, self-published by Henry E Kelly, provides the full history of the pottery and the men behind it. It is extensively illustrated by photographs taken by Douglas A Leishman, who has dedicated a large part of his life to photographing thousands of Scottish pottery pieces.