Group of 12 transferware rice plates including the following makers and patterns: ten J. & M.P. Bell Co., Ltd. (Bells, Plate, and Johore), Glasgow plates in the patterns "Castile," two "Singapore," "Burung Kupu," "Tarlalu Bagus," two "Glasgow," "Trentham," "Banda," and "Sexagon." There is one Petrus Regout Maastricht Tecla plate and one small unmarked plate. All but one marked along the underside.
Diameter ranges from 7 1/2 in to 10 1/4 in. The plates are in fair condition with no major chips, cracks, or losses. All items show heavy wear, crazing, and scattered original firing flaws throughout. As expected from age and use, there are several areas the coloration has faded; some areas are discolored. The blue plate captured lower center has a minute chip to the rim. The blue plate captured the lower left has minute chips to the rim and a minute loss near the rim; there is another minute loss to the underside. All items have paint accretion to the underside. None of them show a sign of restoration under UV light.