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Miniature bucket, with Cowes coat of arms

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made in Glasgow

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000-180-001-992-C
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Miniature bucket, with Cowes coat of arms

This porcelain miniature bucket is decorated with the coat of arms of Cowes on the Isle of Wight. 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 emblazoned with St George's Cross and a crown.

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: 000-180-001-992-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.888
Date: Between around 1900 and 1910
Material: Porcelain. Inscription: [Cowes coat of arms]; mark: Nautilus M Porcelain 19
Dimensions: 75 mm H x 45 mm rim D
What: Bucket, well, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who: Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: England, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Cowes
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park
Event:
Description: Porcelain well bucket with the coat of arms of Cowes, 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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