Miniature vase, with Markinch coat of arms

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This porcelain miniature vase is decorated with the Markinch 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 arms consist of a representation of Markinch Parish Church, an ancient building dating from the time when Markinch stood on a knoll surrounded by water.

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: 000-180-001-970-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.811
• Date: Between around 1900 and 1910
  
• Material: Porcelain. Inscription: [Markinch coat of arms (shield with church)] Markinch; mark: Nautilus [ship] Porcelain 5
  Vase, miniature / souvenir
  
• Dimensions: 45 mm H x 50 mm W
  
• What: Vase, miniature / souvenir
  
• Subject:
• Who: Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Fife, Markinch
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park
  
• Event:
• Description: Porcelain vase with the coat of arms of Markinch, Fife, 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. 
  • Porteous, A. The Town Council Seals of Scotland Historical, Legendary and Heraldic. Edinburgh and London: W & A K Johnston, MCMVI, p 210. 
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