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Miniature jug, with Crianlarich coat of arms

This porcelain miniature jug is decorated with the Crianlarich coat of arms. It was made for the souvenir market by the Nautilus Porcelain Company at the Possil Pottery in Glasgow and dates from between around 1900 and 1910.

The jug has a bulbous bowl and a long neck. The arms feature an heraldic four-segment shield flanked by two stags. The motto underneath reads, 'FOLLOW ME'.

Crested china became the most important type of British souvenir between 1900 and 1930. Its invention is credited to William Henry Goss (1833-1906), the owner of the Falcon Works in Stoke-on Trent. The main producer of crested china in Scotland was the Nautilus Porcelain Company, at the Possil Pottery in Glasgow. Run by the china merchants MacDougall & Sons, of 77-79 Buchanan Street, the company produced 'Nautilus' miniatures between around 1900 and 1910. The pottery closed in 1911.

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Online ID:	000-180-001-958-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.763
Date:	Between around 1900 and 1910
Material:	Porcelain. Inscription: [Crianlarich coat of arms]; Follow Me; mark: Nautilus [ship] 10 Porcelain, Glasgow
Dimensions:	85 mm H x 50 mm W
What:	Jug, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who:	Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park Scotland, Perthshire, Crianlarich
Event:
Description:	Long-necked porcelain jug with the coat of arms of Crianlarich, made by the Nautilus Porcelain Company, Glasgow
References:	Evans, G. Souvenirs From Roman Times to the Present Day. Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Ltd, 1999, pp 52-5.
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