made in Glasgow

Miniature vase, with Pirnmill & Duke of Montrose coat of arms

This porcelain miniature vase is decorated with the coat of arms of Pirnmill and the Duke of Montrose. 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 arms consist of a four-segment shield flanked by two herons with the French motto 'NE OUBLIEZ' underneath.

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:	000-180-001-978-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.1994.826
Date:	Between around 1900 and 1910
Material:	Porcelain. Inscription: [Pirnmill and/or Duke of Montrose coat of arms (shield flanked by herons)]; Ne oubliez; mark: Nautilus [ship] Porcelain 11
Dimensions:	75 mm H x 35 mm W
What:	Vase, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who:	Duke of Montrose Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Bute, Arran, Pirnmill Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park
Event:
Description:	Porcelain two-handled vase with the coat of arms of Pirnmill (and of the Duke of Montrose), made by the Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow
References:	Evans, G. Souvenirs From Roman Times to the Present Day. Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Ltd, 1999, pp 52-5.
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