made in Glasgow

Miniature mug, with Stanley coat of arms

This porcelain miniature mug is decorated with the coat of arms of Stanley in Perthshire. 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 heraldic shield flanked by a man on the left and a lion on the right. The motto below the shield reads 'FORTH FORTUNE AND FILL THE FETTERS'.

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:	000-180-001-981-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.1994.837
Date:	Between around 1900 and 1910
Material:	Porcelain. Inscription: [Stanley coat of arms (heraldic shield flanked by man and lion)]; mark: Nautilus M Porcelain
Dimensions:	45 mm H x 40 mm D
What:	Mug, miniature / souvenir
Subject:
Who:	Nautilus Porcelain Company, Possil Park, Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Possil Park Scotland, Perthshire, Stanley
Event:
Description:	Porcelain mug with the coat of arms of Stanley, Perthshire, 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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