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This earthenware plate was made in 1901 by the Nautilus Porcelain Company at Possil in Glasgow. It commemorates the Glasgow Exhibition of 1901.

The plate has a view of the building and site containing the Glasgow Exhibition.

Glasgow hosted international exhibitions in 1888 and 1901. It held a National Exhibition in 1911. These were large events where Scottish products ranging from railway engineering to pottery were displayed alongside international exhibits.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-532-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1960.3
• Date: 1901
  Dated 1901
  
• Material: Earthenware. Inscription: Winged serpent with its tail looped round its body and head between the words TRADE and MARK / around and below: THE NAUTILUS PORCELAIN CO. / POSSIL POTTERY / GLASGOW
  
• Dimensions: 220 mm Dia
  
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• Who: Nautilus Porcelain Co., Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Glasgow Exhibition
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
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• Description: Earthenware plate moulded and printed in reddish-brown with a view of the building and site containing the Glasgow Exhibition, 1901, made by The Nautilus Porcelain Co., Glasgow, dated 1901
  
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