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Miniature shoe, with West Linton coat of arms

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made in Glasgow

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000-180-001-983-C
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Miniature shoe, with West Linton coat of arms

This porcelain miniature shoe is decorated with the coat of arms of West Linton in Peeblesshire. 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 an heraldic shield with a tree and birds. On top of the shield is a cross.

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: 000-180-001-983-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.847
Date: Between around 1900 and 1910
Material: Porcelain. Inscription: [West Linton coat of arms (heraldic shield with tree and birds)]; marks: Nautilus [ship] porcelain . Glasgow; A.Fraser . West Linton . 7
Dimensions: 50 mm H x 90 mm L x 40 mm W
What: Shoe, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who: A. Fraser (Retailer?)
Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park
Scotland, Peeblesshire, West Linton
Event:
Description: Porcelain shoe with the coat of arms of West Linton, Peeblesshire, 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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